lac insect


lac insect

n. Any of various scale insects that secrete lac, especially Kerria lacca (syn. Laccifer lacca) of southern Asia.

lac insect

(læk) n1. (Animals) any of various homopterous insects of the family Lacciferidae, esp Laccifer lacca of India, the females of which secrete lac2. (Zoology) any of various homopterous insects of the family Lacciferidae, esp Laccifer lacca of India, the females of which secrete lac