PINK BOLLWORM

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Meaning:

Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls

Synonyms:

Gelechia gossypiella; pink bollworm

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Nouns denoting animals

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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