Meaning of SCALE INSECT

Pronunciation:			skeyl 'insekt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
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	See Also:		armored scale, coccid insect, cochineal, cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, soft scale, wax insect