Term: scale insect: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: scientific instrument: an instrument used by scientists
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: pyelogram: an X ray of the kidneys and ureters
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: ankle: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: coefficient of friction: the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: wiggle room: flexibility of interpretation or of options
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: spit: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: appointment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: indictment: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: psilophytales: Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants
Broader: coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs | Unrelated: salad nicoise: typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers