Pseudococcidae

plural noun

Pseu·​do·​coccidae

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: a family of hemipterous insects (suborder Homoptera) comprising the mealybugs see pseudococcus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pseudococcus, type genus + -idae

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