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mealybug

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mealybug (noun)
  2. mealybug wilt (noun)
  3. apple mealybug (noun)
  4. citrophilus mealybug (noun)
  5. citrus mealybug (noun)
  6. coconut mealybug (noun)
  7. Comstock mealybug (noun)
  8. grape mealybug (noun)
  9. long-tailed mealybug (noun)
  10. pineapple mealybug (noun)
  11. short-tailed mealybug (noun)

mealy·bug

noun \ˈmē-lē-ˌbəg\

Definition of MEALYBUG

: any of a family (Pseudococcidae) of scale insects that have a white cottony or waxy covering and are destructive pests especially of fruit trees
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First Known Use of MEALYBUG

1824

Rhymes with MEALYBUG

antidrug, chugalug, date rape drug, doodlebug, gateway drug, jitterbug, ladybug, lightning bug, litterbug, orphan drug, pull the plug, scatter rug, shutterbug, sulfa drug, superbug, water bug, wonder drug

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