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cotton bollworm

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Noun1.cotton bollworm - larva of a noctuid mothcotton bollworm - larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
corn earworm, Heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm
family Noctuidae, Noctuidae - cutworms; armyworms
bollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
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