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    SAN JOSE SCALE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit treesplay

    Synonyms:

    Aspidiotus perniciosus; San Jose scale

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("San Jose scale" is a kind of...):

    armored scale (insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female)

    Holonyms ("San Jose scale" is a member of...):

    Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus (a genus of Diaspididae)

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