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COCCID

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coc⋅cid

  [kok-sid]
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–noun
any of various related bugs of the superfamily Coccoidea, comprising the scale insects.
Origin:
cocc(us) + -id 2
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coc·cid   (kŏk'sĭd)   
n.  Any of various insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, including the scale insects and mealybugs.

[From New Latin Coccidae, family name, from Coccus, type genus, from Greek kokkos, grain.]
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