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soft scale
noun
an insect active in all stages
Hypernyms: ↑scale insect
Hyponyms: ↑brown soft scale, ↑Coccus hesperidum
Member Holonyms: ↑Coccidae, ↑family Coccidae

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noun
: a scale insect (especially family Coccidae) more or less active in all stages; especially : brown soft scale — compare armored scale

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any of numerous homopterous insect pests of the family Coccidae, as leafhoppers, aphids, and whiteflies, that are destructive to crops, shade and fruit trees, and various houseplants.
[1890-95]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.