mealy bug

A form of mealybug — Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.

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Meanings

nounmealy bug (plural mealy bugs)

plural mealy bugs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mealybug.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounscalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees

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coccid insect
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

mealy bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mealy%20bug

MLA

“mealy bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mealy%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mealy bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mealy%20bug.

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