ASPIDIOTUS PERNICIOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aspidiotus perniciosus mean? 

• ASPIDIOTUS PERNICIOSUS (noun)
  The noun ASPIDIOTUS PERNICIOSUS has 1 sense:

1. small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees

  Familiarity information: ASPIDIOTUS PERNICIOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASPIDIOTUS PERNICIOSUS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aspidiotus perniciosus; San Jose scale

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

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

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

Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus (a genus of Diaspididae)