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(zoology) Any hemipteran insect in the former family Chermesidae. Like the equivalent name chermid, it has historically referred to the equivalent of more than one modern family..
Use chermesid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chermesid means (zoology) Any hemipteran insect in the former family Chermesidae. Like the equivalent name chermid, it has historically referred to the equivalent of more than one modern family..
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Use chermesid where its definition matches the intended context.
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