mealybug

See also: mealy bug

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mealybug (plural mealybugs)

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

Derived terms

• mealybug destroyer

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: щитоносна въшка f (štitonosna vǎška)
• Danish: uldlus c
• Dutch: wolluis (nl)
• German: Schmierlaus f, Wolllaus (de) f
• Greek: ψευδόκοκκος m (psevdókokkos)
• Navajo: yaaʼ bitsʼaʼí łigaaígíí
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ull-lus f, ullus f
• Portuguese: cochonilha-farinhenta f
• Romanian: vierme alb
• Russian: мучни́стый черве́ц m (mučnístyj červéc)