Meanings
nounsoft scale (countable and uncountable, plural soft scales)
plural soft scales
- countableuncountablebiologyAny immobile insect that anchors a strawlike mouthpart to feed on plant phloem or sap, of infraorder Coccomorpha or superfamily Coccoidea.
Synonyms: greenhouse bug
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny immobile insect that anchors a strawlike mouthpart to feed on plant phloem or sap, of infraorder Coccomorpha or superfamily Coccoidea.
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soft scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20scale
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“soft scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20scale. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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