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    FAMILY PSEUDOCOCCIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Scalelike insects: mealybugsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Pseudococcidae; Pseudococcidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "family Pseudococcidae"):

    genus Pseudococcus; Pseudococcus (type genus of the Pseudococcidae)

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

    genus Planococcus; Planococcus (a genus of Pseudococcidae)

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

    Coccoidea; superfamily Coccoidea (scale insects and mealybugs)

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