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B0375400 (bōl′wûrm′)n. Any of several moth caterpillars that feed on cotton bolls, especially the pink bollworm and the corn earworm.

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(ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm) n (Animals) any of various moth caterpillars, such as Pectinophora (or Platyedra) gossypiella (pink bollworm), that feed on and destroy cotton bolls

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n. 1. Also called pink bollworm. the larva of a small moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls. 2. corn earworm. [1840–50, Amer.]

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bollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bollscaterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or mothGelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm - larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bollscorn earworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm - larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

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name for the larvae of two different moths. The pink bollwormpink bollworm,
destructive larva of a moth, Pectinophora gossypiella. Probably of Native American origin, it is a serious pest of cotton in the S United States, chiefly along the Mexican border.
..... Click the link for more information. is a serious pest of cotton, and the corn earwormcorn earworm
or cotton bollworm,
destructive larva of a moth, Heliothis zea. Also known as tomato fruitworm, the larva attacks a variety of crops, boring into and feeding on the developing fruits—tomatoes, corn kernels, or cotton bolls.
..... Click the link for more information. , or cotton bollworm, attacks cotton, corn, and other crops.

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noun any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls

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