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family Coccidae

family Coccidae

9.5
Small insects that attach to plants and suck their sap, often harming them
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Coccidae
  • Several species in family Coccidae damage ornamental plants by sucking sap.

Examples

  • Many tropical crops are vulnerable to infestation by family Coccidae members.

  • Entomologists often study family Coccidae to understand pest control in agriculture.

  • The family Coccidae includes many species that harm crops.

  • Farmers often struggle with pests from the family Coccidae.

  • Entomologists often study family Coccidae to understand pest control in agriculture.

  • Several species in family Coccidae damage ornamental plants by sucking sap.

  • Farmers often struggle with pests from the family Coccidae that threaten their crops.

Synonyms

Coccidae
vsfamily Coccidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Small insects that live on plants and feed on their sap

are often harmful plant pests rather than only sap feeders

Surface Forms

family Coccidae singular
families Coccidae plural

Morphology

family + Coccidae

This is a straightforward taxonomic label: 'family' (a scientific grouping) combined with the proper name 'Coccidae' (a named family of scale insects). A learner who knows both constituent meanings can immediately infer it refers to the insect family called Coccidae; this compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Family Coccidae comes from the Latin word coccus, meaning 'berry', because many of these insects look like small round bumps on leaves or stems; so family Coccidae names a 'group' of small, plant-sucking 'pests'.