HyperDic: comstock[s_mealybug

English > 1 sense of the expression Comstock's mealybug:
NOUNanimalComstock's mealybug, Comstock mealybug, Pseudococcus comstockiAsiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States
English > Comstock's mealybug: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAsiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees.
SynonymsComstock mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki
Member ofPseudococcus, genus Pseudococcustype genus of the Pseudococcidae
Broadermealybug, mealy bugscalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion

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