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scale insect Definition

scale insect

noun

any of various families of small homopteran insects destructive to plants: the females secrete a round, wax scale under which they live and lay their eggs

scale insect Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

female: The female scale insect produces between 500--2000 eggs over many days, and then dies.

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  7. ‹ scalariform
  8. ‹ scalare
  9. ‹ scalar product
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