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mealy bug

mealy bug is the alternative spelling of mealybug.

Meaning of mealybug

Noun

mealybug (plural mealybugs)

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

Forms of mealy bug

pluralmealy bugs

Questions about mealy bug

What is mealy bug the alternative spelling of?
Mealy bug is the alternative spelling of mealybug.

Words near mealy bug in the dictionary

  1. mealworm
  2. mealworm beetle
  3. mealworm beetles
  4. mealworms
  5. mealy
  6. mealy bug
  7. mealy bugs
  8. Mealy machine
  9. Mealy machines
  10. mealy plum aphid
  11. mealy plum aphids

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