wax insect

/wæks ˌɪnˈsɛkt/
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Other forms: wax insects

Definitions of wax insect
  1. noun
    any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
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    type of:
    scale insect
    small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
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