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any of numerous insects constituting the family Diaspididae, the largest group of scale insects, which includes many important pests of various trees and shrubs, as the San Jose scale.[1900-05]
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armored scale
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armored scale — ☆ armored scale n. any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects characterized by a hard, waxy secretion that covers the body: many armored scales are serious pests of trees and shrubs … English World dictionary
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armored scale — ar′mored scale′ n. ent any of numerous scale insects of the family Diaspididae, having a waxy covering and including important pests of various trees and shrubs, as the San Jose scale • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
armored scale — noun Date: circa 1903 any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects having a firm covering of wax best developed in the female … New Collegiate Dictionary
scale insect — noun small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering • Hypernyms: ↑coccid insect • Hyponyms: ↑soft scale, ↑wax insect, ↑armored scale, ↑cochineal insect, ↑cochineal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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