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单词 margarodid
释义

margarodid

/ˌmɑːɡəˈrəʊdɪd/
Entomology
noun
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..
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating scale insects of the family Margarodidae.

Origin

1940s. From scientific Latin Margarodidae, family name from scientific Latin Margarodes, genus name + -idae.

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