Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A minute insect of the genus Aphis that infests trees; an aphid.
  • noun An undetermined lecanine, Lecanium sp.
  • noun A diaspine scale, Aspidiotus ancylus.
  • noun A diaspine scale, Aspidiotus uvæ.
  • noun A diaspine scale, Aspidiotus pyri.
  • noun A diaspine scale, Diaspis pyri.
  • noun The San José scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Zoöl.) An insect of the family Coccidæ, which infests the bark of trees and vines.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An insect of the family Coccidae that infests the bark of trees and vines.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several insects living on the bark of plants
  • noun any of several insects living on the bark of plants

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