scale insect

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名詞

Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.

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A single scale insect can drain enough sap to stunt the growth of a tender rosebush.

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意味（1）

Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.

Male scale insects are mostly haploid, undergo an unusual metamorphosis, and feed only in the first two instars.

詳細

scale insects （ plural ）