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, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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