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citrus mealybug vs mealy bug

mealy bug vs citrus mealybug

citrus mealybug and mealy bug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
citrus mealybug Yes No No No
mealy bug Yes No No No
As nouns, mealy bug is a hypernym of citrus mealybug; that is, mealy bug is a word with a broader meaning than citrus mealybug:
  • citrus mealybug: feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus
  • mealy bug: scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
Other hypernyms of citrus mealybug include mealybug.
citrus mealybug (noun) mealy bug (noun)
feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
Difference between citrus mealybug and mealy bug

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