- coccid scale insects
- type of scale-like insect which causes damage to agriculture
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
coccid scale insects
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coccid — [käk′sid΄] n. [< ModL Coccidae, < Gr kokkis, dim. of kokkos, berry] any of a family (Coccidae) of scale insects, usually with a soft, waxy outer covering … English World dictionary
coccid — noun Any of very many insects of the superfamily Coccoidea (and especially of the family Coccidae) ; the scale insects and mealybugs … Wiktionary
coccid insect — noun scale insects and mealybugs • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran • Hyponyms: ↑scale insect, ↑mealybug, ↑mealy bug • Member Holonyms: ↑Coccoidea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coccid — /kok sid/, n. any of various related bugs of the superfamily Coccoidea, comprising the scale insects. [COCC(US) + ID2] * * * … Universalium
coccid — n. any insect that remains still on plants including the scale insects … English contemporary dictionary
coccid — coc•cid [[t]ˈkɒk sɪd[/t]] n. ent any of various related bugs of the superfamily Coccoidea, comprising the scale insects • Etymology: 1890–1900; <cocc (us) … From formal English to slang
coccid — /ˈkɒksɪd/ (say koksid) noun any insect of the homopterous superfamily Coccoidea, including the scale insects, etc …
Scale — Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps rather… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scale armor — Scale Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scale beetle — Scale Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
