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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ALEWIFE

(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus


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