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Definition of Coccid insect
1. Noun. Scale insects and mealybugs.
Group relationships: Coccoidea, Superfamily Coccoidea
Specialized synonyms: Scale Insect, Mealy Bug, Mealybug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coccid Insect
Literary usage of Coccid insect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand by William Miles Maskell (1887)
"... however, much subject to attacks * Not necessarily a coccid insect : the fungus
may also grow on the honey- dew of Aphis; but it is easy to recognize ..."
2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"... a coccid insect which has been doing serious damage to oranges and lemons in
the neighborhood of Sydney during the past few years. ..."
3. Journal by California Legislature (1893)
"... a coccid insect which has been doing serious damage to oranges and lemons in
the neighborhood of Sydney during the past few years. ..."
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