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    BOLL WEEVIL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cottonplay

    Synonyms:

    Anthonomus grandis; boll weevil

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("boll weevil" is a kind of...):

    weevil (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)

    Holonyms ("boll weevil" is a member of...):

    Anthonomus; genus Anthonomus (weevils destructive of cultivated plants)

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