Definition of Wax insect

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wax insect

Noun
1. any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
(hypernym) scale insect

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wax insect

wax insect
n : any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
wax insect
(zo?l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family coccid?, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the chinese wax insect (coccus sinensis) from which a large amount of the commercial chinese wax is obtained. called also pela...
see wax