SAN JOSE SCALE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees

Synonyms:

Aspidiotus perniciosus; San Jose scale

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("San Jose scale" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("San Jose scale" is a member of...):

Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus (a genus of Diaspididae)

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