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scale insect vs wax insect

wax insect vs scale insect

scale insect and wax insect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale insect Yes No No No
wax insect Yes No No No
As nouns, wax insect is a hyponym of scale insect; that is, wax insect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scale insect:
  • scale insect: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
  • wax insect: any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
Other hyponyms of scale insect include soft scale, armored scale, cochineal, cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus.
scale insect (noun) wax insect (noun)
small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
Difference between scale insect and wax insect

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