mealybug

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mealybug

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From mealy + bug, from the appearance of the powder which resembles meal (“flour”).

noun mealybugs

Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.

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Português	cochonilha-farinhenta
Deutsch	Schmierlaus, Wolllaus
Ελληνικά	ψευδόκοκκος psevdókokkos
Română	vierme alb
Русский	мучни́стый черве́ц mučnístyj červéc

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@misc{mealybug_2026,
  title = {mealybug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mealybug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}