







介壳 (jiè qiào) means “shell, scale” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and 2 example sentences with English translations.
shell
scale
The scale insect Paracerostegia kunmingensis Tang et Xie is an important pest that harms the deconative plants Pittosporum tobira.
It is also wiping out the rainforest, by farming the scale insects that feed on tree-sap.