armored scale

noun

any of numerous insects constituting the family Diaspididae, the largest group of scale insects, which includes many important pests of various trees and shrubs, as the San Jose scale.

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First recorded in 1900–05

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The tooth blade gracefully twirled through the air before bouncing uselessly off the grootslangs armored scales and landing in the dirt.

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The carnivorous lizard can grow up to 10 feet long and is equipped with a forked tongue, serrated teeth, armored scales and venom-laced saliva.

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With its fleshy, lobed fins and its tough armored scales, the specimen looked very unlike fish we see in our oceans today.

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Lime-sulfur wash is an excellent material to use against sucking insects, such as the San José scale and other armored scales.

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