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Noun: armoured scale
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: armored scale)
  1. Insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
    - armored scale [US]

Derived forms: armoured scales

Type of: scale insect

Part of: Diaspididae, family Diaspididae

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