coccid

 [kok-sid]  

coc·cid

   [kok-sid]
noun
any of various related bugs of the superfamily Coccoidea, comprising the scale insects.
Origin:
cocc(us) + -id2
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coccid (ˈkɒksɪd)
 
—n
any homopterous insect of the superfamily Coccoidea, esp any of the family Coccidae, which includes the scale insects
 
[C19: from New Latin Coccidae; see coccus]

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