mealybug

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mē′lē bug′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
meal•y•bug  (mē′lē bug′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants.
  • mealy + bug1 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mealy bug, mealybug / ˈmiːlɪˌbʌɡ/
  1. any plant-eating homopterous insect of the genus Pseudococcus and related genera, coated with a powdery waxy secretion: some species are pests of citrus fruits and greenhouse plants: family Pseudococcidae
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