boll weevil

Other forms: boll weevils

Definitions of boll weevil
  1. noun
    greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
    synonyms: Anthonomus grandis
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    type of:
    weevil
    any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
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