boll weevil

boll weevil

n.

1. A small, grayish, long-snouted beetle (Anthonomus grandis) of Mexico and the southern United States, having adults that puncture cotton buds and larvae that hatch in and damage cotton bolls.

2. Informal A conservative white Southern Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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boll weevil

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a greyish weevil, Anthonomus grandis, of the southern US and Mexico, whose larvae live in and destroy cotton bolls See also weevil [1]

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boll weevil - From Old English wifel, "beetle," and boll, the pod of the cotton plant, which this beetle attacks.

See also related terms for pod.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

boll weevil - greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton Anthonomus grandis weevil - any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles Anthonomus, genus Anthonomus - weevils destructive of cultivated plants

Translations

boll weevil

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