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PINK BOLLWORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
Synonyms:
Gelechia gossypiella; pink bollworm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pink bollworm" is a kind of...):
bollworm (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)
Holonyms ("pink bollworm" is a member of...):
family Gelechiidae; Gelechiidae (important economic pests)
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