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noun
any of several scale insects that secrete a commercially valuable waxy substance, especially a Chinese scale insect, Ericerus pe-la.
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Origin of wax insect
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby wax insect
waxeye, wax flower, wax gourd, waxing, waxing moon, wax insect, wax jack, waxleaf privet, wax light, wax moth, wax museum
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British Dictionary definitions for wax insect
wax insect
noun
any of various scale insects that secrete wax or a waxy substance, esp the oriental species Ceroplastes ceriferus, which produces Chinese wax
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