HyperDic: pink_bollworm

English > 1 sense of the expression pink bollworm:
NOUNanimalpink bollworm, Gelechia gossypiellalarvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia
English > pink bollworm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls.
SynonymGelechia gossypiella
Member ofGelechiidae, family GelechiidaeImportant economic pests
BroaderbollwormAny of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls

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