boll weevil
boll weevil · boll weevils
хлопковый долгоносик
Baumwollkapselkäfer
A beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters, which feeds on cotton buds…A beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America.
» The boll weevil has long plagued cotton crops.
Meaning
2 sensesA beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America.
Baumwollkapselkäfer
хло́пковый долгоно́сикxlópkovyj dolgonósik
(US, dated, informal)A conservative Southern Democrat.
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- greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
Examples
1 sentencesThe boll weevil has long plagued cotton crops.
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Forms
plural: boll weevils| Singular | boll weevil |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton:Anthonomus grandis