scale insect

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: scale insects

Antonyms: scale insects

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. Any of the small [[parasitic]] insects of the [[superfamily]] {{taxfmt|Coccoidea|superfamily}} that live on [[plant]]s and sap nutrients from them.

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