PINK BOLLWORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pink bollworm mean? 

• PINK BOLLWORM (noun)
  The noun PINK BOLLWORM has 1 sense:

1. larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls

  Familiarity information: PINK BOLLWORM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINK BOLLWORM (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gelechia gossypiella; pink bollworm

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)