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cotton stainer
(redirected from cotton stainers)

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cotton stainer
n.
Any of various small, flat, red and black bugs of the genus Dysdercus that pierce cotton bolls and stain the fibers.
cotton stainer
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae
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Noun1.cotton stainercotton stainer - a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
heteropterous insect - true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
Dysdercus, genus Dysdercus - a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it


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