MEALYBUG

mealybug, mealy bug

(noun) scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mealybug (plural mealybugs)

Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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