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noun
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: caterpillar
Narrower terms: pink bollworm, Gelechia gossypiella, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia
History
From boll + worm.
