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cotton stainer

cotton stainer noun: any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae whose feeding activities leave an indelible brownish-yellow stain on cotton crops.

Noun

cotton stainer (plural cotton stainers)

  1. Any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae whose feeding activities leave an indelible brownish-yellow stain on cotton crops.

Forms of cotton stainer

pluralcotton stainers

Questions about cotton stainer

What does cotton stainer mean?
Cotton stainer means any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae whose feeding activities leave an indelible brownish-yellow stain on cotton crops.
What part of speech is cotton stainer?
Cotton stainer is a noun.
What is the plural of cotton stainer?
The plural of cotton stainer is cotton stainers.

Words near cotton stainer in the dictionary

  1. cotton reels
  2. cotton root rot
  3. cotton scale
  4. cotton scales
  5. cotton seedling thrips
  6. cotton stainer
  7. cotton stainers
  8. Cotton State
  9. cotton stripper
  10. cotton strippers
  11. cotton swab

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