scale insect
noun
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Sense 1 noun
small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
Types & categories
- coccid insect hypernym
- soft scale hyponym
- wax insect hyponym
- armored scale hyponym
- cochineal insect hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | coccid insect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft scale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wax insect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | armored scale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cochineal insect |