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Webster 1913 Edition


Bark louse

Bark′ louseˊ

.
(Zool.)
An insect of the family
Coccidæ
, which infests the bark of trees and vines.
☞ The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is
Pulvinaria innumerabilis
; that of the pear is
Lecanium pyri
. See
Orange scale
.