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coccid
any homopterous insect of the superfamily Coccoidea, esp any of the family Coccidae, which includes the scale insects -
hominoid
Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives. -
lungworm
any nematode worm of the superfamily Metastrongylidae, parasitic in the lungs of various mammals. -
new world monkey
any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey. -
platyrrhine
Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose. -
scale insect
any of numerous small, plant-sucking homopterous insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, the males of which are winged and the females wingless, often covered by a waxy secretion resembling scales.