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mealybug

mealybug noun: any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.

Noun

mealybug (plural mealybugs)

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

mealybug meaning in Tamil

mealybug in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Forms of mealybug

pluralmealybugs

Origin of mealybug

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

Words formed from mealybug

Phrases with mealybug

Questions about mealybug

What does mealybug mean?
Mealybug means any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
What is mealybug in Tamil?
Mealybug in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Mealybug meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mealybug?
Mealybug is a noun.
What is the plural of mealybug?
The plural of mealybug is mealybugs.

Words near mealybug in the dictionary

  1. Mealy machines
  2. mealy plum aphid
  3. mealy plum aphids
  4. mealy-mouth
  5. mealy-mouthed
  6. mealybug
  7. mealybug destroyer
  8. mealybug destroyers
  9. mealybugs
  10. mealymouth
  11. mealymouthed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mealybug (page history and authors); mealybug (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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