| NOUN | animal | Gelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm | larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia |
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| animal | Gelechia gossypiella | small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton |
| Meaning | larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls. | |
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| Synonym | pink bollworm | |
| Member of | Gelechiidae, family Gelechiidae | Important economic pests |
| Broader | bollworm | Any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
| Meaning | small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton. | |
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| Member of | Gelechia, genus Gelechia | type genus of the Gelechiidae |
| Broader | gelechiid, gelechiid moth | small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests |
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