"coccid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: coccids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coccid (plural coccids)
  1. Any of very many scale insects (including mealybugs) of the superfamily Coccoidea; especially an insect of the family Coccidae. Categories (lifeform): Scale insects Synonyms (any species of superfamily Coccoidea): scale insect

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