mealybug

meal·y·bug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee-lee-buhg]
- /ˈmi liˌbʌg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee-lee-buhg]
- /ˈmi liˌbʌg/

Definitions of mealybug word

noun mealybug any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants. 1
noun mealybug A small, sap-sucking scale insect that is coated with a white, powdery wax that resembles meal. It forms large colonies and can be a serious pest, especially in greenhouses. 1
noun mealybug plant-eating insect 1
noun mealybug plant-eating homopterous insect 0
noun mealybug any of a family (Pseudococcidae) of destructive homopteran insects, having a soft body protected by a white, flourlike or cottony wax secretion 0

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Origin of mealybug

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; mealy + bug1

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Parts of speech for Mealybug

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mealybug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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