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GENUS PSEUDOCOCCUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Pseudococcidae
Synonyms:
genus Pseudococcus; Pseudococcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Pseudococcus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Pseudococcus"):
citrophilous mealybug; citrophilus mealybug; Pseudococcus fragilis (destructive especially to citrus)
Comstock's mealybug; Comstock mealybug; Pseudococcus comstocki (Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees)
Holonyms ("genus Pseudococcus" is a member of...):
family Pseudococcidae; Pseudococcidae (scalelike insects: mealybugs)