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 Definitions of wax insect  [ˈwæk sɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'wax insect' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) wax insect
any of several scale insects that secrete a commercially valuable waxy substance, esp. a Chinese scale insect,
Ericerus pe-la.

Etymology:  (1805–15)

Definition of 'wax insect' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) wax insect
any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance

'wax insect' - Nearby Entries  

wax  wax insect  wax light  wax mallow  waxflower  waxing  waxlike  



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