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bollworm

N หนอนช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BOLLWORM

BOLLWORM Boll "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera ) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bollworm

boll worm |ˈbōlˌwərm ˈboʊlwərm | ▶noun a moth caterpillar that attacks the cotton boll, in particular: [● ( pink bollworm ) a small moth that is a serious pest of the North American cotton crop (Pectinophora gossypiella, family Gelechiidae ). ● (also cotton bollworm ) another term for corn earworm . ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

bollworm

boll |worm ▶noun a moth caterpillar which attacks the cotton boll, in particular: ● ( pink bollworm ) a small moth caterpillar which is a serious pest of the North American cotton crop (Pectinophora gossypiella, family Gelechiidae ). ● (also cotton bollworm ) another term for corn earworm .