Unscramble

m 3 e 1 a 1 l 1 y 4 b 3 u 1 g 2

8 letters · 16 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees

originFrom mealy + bug, from the appearance of the powder which resembles meal (“flour”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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