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COTTON BOLLWORM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
Synonyms:
corn earworm; cotton bollworm; Heliothis zia; tobacco budworm; tomato fruitworm; vetchworm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cotton bollworm" is a kind of...):
bollworm (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)
Holonyms ("cotton bollworm" is a member of...):
family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)