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FAMILY DIASPIDIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Armored scales

Synonyms:

Diaspididae; family Diaspididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Diaspididae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Diaspididae"):

armored scale (insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female)

Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus (a genus of Diaspididae)

Holonyms ("family Diaspididae" is a member of...):

Coccoidea; superfamily Coccoidea (scale insects and mealybugs)

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