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citrus mealybug vs mealybug

mealybug vs citrus mealybug

citrus mealybug and mealybug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
citrus mealybug Yes No No No
mealybug Yes No No No
As nouns, mealybug is a hypernym of citrus mealybug; that is, mealybug 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
  • mealybug: scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
Other hypernyms of citrus mealybug include mealy bug.
citrus mealybug (noun) mealybug (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 mealybug

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