Definitions for mealybugˈmi liˌbʌg
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
meal•y•bugˈmi liˌbʌg(n.)
any of several scalelike homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants.
Category: Entomology
Origin of mealybug:
1815–25
Princeton's WordNet
mealybug, mealy bug(noun)
scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
Wiktionary
mealybug(Noun)
Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, that secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
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