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    COCCOIDEA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Scale insects and mealybugsplay

    Synonyms:

    Coccoidea; superfamily Coccoidea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "Coccoidea"):

    coccid insect (scale insects and mealybugs)

    Coccidae; family Coccidae (scale insects)

    Diaspididae; family Diaspididae (armored scales)

    Dactylopiidae; family Dactylopiidae (cochineal insects)

    family Pseudococcidae; Pseudococcidae (scalelike insects: mealybugs)

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

    Homoptera; suborder Homoptera (plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)

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