margarodidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmɑːɡəˈrəʊdɪd/, U.S.

/ˌmɑrɡəˈroʊdᵻd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Margarodidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Margarodidae, family name (H. Morrison 1927, in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 40 99) < scientific Latin Margarodes , genus name (L. Guilding 1827, cited in Philos. Mag. 3 131 (1828), < Byzantine Greek μαργαρώδης : see margarodite n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³).

Entomology.

A. n.

Any scale insect of the family Margarodidae, some of which form pearl-like subterranean cysts on the roots of plants and can be a pest of grapevines.The cysts, which are known as ‘ground pearls’, are sometimes used as beads in parts of the West Indies and South Africa.

ΚΠ

1941 Microentomol. 6 7 The other two are definitely Margarodids.

1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) iii. 454 The legs and antennae of Margarodids are usually well-developed and simple eyes are often found.

1985 Jrnl. Zool. 205 287 The biology of the Australian coccinellid R. major..and its prey, the hemipteran margarodid M. pilosior.., are described.

1995 Israel Jrnl. Entomol. 29 147 (title) Use of the giant margarodids, Llaveia spp..., by indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica in their culture, medicine and arts.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating scale insects of the family Margarodidae.

ΚΠ

1942 Microentomol. 7 19 (title) Seasonal history of the Margarodid scale, Matsucoccus bisetosus Morrison, occurring on Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pines in California.

1984 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 77 765 The adult females of 2 new species of the margarodid genus Matsucoccus..are described and illustrated.

1993 Environmental Entomol. 22 10 Relationships to determine sample sizes..for sequential sampling were developed for each margarodid genus.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	margarodid
释义	margarodidn.adj. Brit. /ˌmɑːɡəˈrəʊdɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɑrɡəˈroʊdᵻd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Margarodidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Margarodidae, family name (H. Morrison 1927, in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 40 99) < scientific Latin Margarodes , genus name (L. Guilding 1827, cited in Philos. Mag. 3 131 (1828), < Byzantine Greek μαργαρώδης : see margarodite n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Entomology. A. n. Any scale insect of the family Margarodidae, some of which form pearl-like subterranean cysts on the roots of plants and can be a pest of grapevines.The cysts, which are known as ‘ground pearls’, are sometimes used as beads in parts of the West Indies and South Africa. ΚΠ 1941 Microentomol. 6 7 The other two are definitely Margarodids. 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) iii. 454 The legs and antennae of Margarodids are usually well-developed and simple eyes are often found. 1985 Jrnl. Zool. 205 287 The biology of the Australian coccinellid R. major..and its prey, the hemipteran margarodid M. pilosior.., are described. 1995 Israel Jrnl. Entomol. 29 147 (title) Use of the giant margarodids, Llaveia spp..., by indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica in their culture, medicine and arts. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating scale insects of the family Margarodidae. ΚΠ 1942 Microentomol. 7 19 (title) Seasonal history of the Margarodid scale, Matsucoccus bisetosus Morrison, occurring on Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pines in California. 1984 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 77 765 The adult females of 2 new species of the margarodid genus Matsucoccus..are described and illustrated. 1993 Environmental Entomol. 22 10 Relationships to determine sample sizes..for sequential sampling were developed for each margarodid genus. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1941
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