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ASPIDIOTUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Diaspididae

Synonyms:

Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Aspidiotus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Aspidiotus"):

Aspidiotus perniciosus; San Jose scale (small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees)

Holonyms ("Aspidiotus" is a member of...):

Diaspididae; family Diaspididae (armored scales)

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