Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic superfamily within the suborder Sternorrhyncha — the scale insects and mealy bugs.

Etymologies

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Coccus +‎ -oidea

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Examples

  • “An Analysis of the Origins and Affinities of the Coccid Fauna Coccoidea; Homoptera of Western Indian Ocean Islands, with Special Reference to Aldabra Atoll.”

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • “An Analysis of the Origins and Affinities of the Coccid Fauna Coccoidea; Homoptera of Western Indian Ocean Islands, with Special Reference to Aldabra Atoll.”

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

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