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Diaspididae

noun

armored scales

• Syn: ↑family Diaspididae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Coccoidea, ↑superfamily Coccoidea

• Member Meronyms: ↑armored scale, ↑Aspidiotus, ↑genus Aspidiotus

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\\dīˌaspəˈdī(ˌ)dē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Diaspid-, Diaspis, type genus (from dia- + -aspid-, -aspis) + -idae

: a family of scales that have a one-jointed beak and a female which secretes a firm scaly covering over herself and her eggs and that comprise the armored scales

Useful english dictionary. 2012.