The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mealybug — [mēl′ēbug΄] n. any of a family (Pseudococcidae) of destructive homopteran insects, having a soft body protected by a white, flourlike or cottony wax secretion … English World dictionary
Mealybug — Mealybugs Maconellicoccus hirsutus, the pink hibiscus mealybug Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
mealybug — /mee lee bug /, n. any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants. [1815 25; MEALY + BUG1] * * * Any insect of the family… … Universalium
mealybug — noun scalelike plant eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees • Syn: ↑mealy bug • Hypernyms: ↑coccid insect • Hyponyms: ↑citrophilous mealybug, ↑citrophilus mealybug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mealybug wilt — noun : a wilt of the pineapple especially destructive in Hawaii that is associated with the feeding of the pineapple mealybug … Useful english dictionary
mealybug — noun Date: 1824 any of a family (Pseudococcidae) of scale insects that have a white cottony or waxy covering and are destructive pests especially of fruit trees … New Collegiate Dictionary
mealybug — noun Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, that secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees … Wiktionary
mealybug — mɪËlɪbÊŒg n. any of several soft bodied insects which excrete a white powdery substance … English contemporary dictionary
mealybug — Any of the scale insects belonging to the Family Pseudococcidae that have a white powdery covering and are destructive plant pests, e.g. especially of species like Zamia furfuracea that have dense crowns of leaves … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
mealybug — meal•y•bug [[t]ˈmi liˌbʌg[/t]] n. ent any of several scalelike homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
