- pink boll worm
- розовый коробочный червь, Gelechia gossypiella, вредитель хлопчатника
English-Russian dictionary on textile and sewing industry. Липенок В., Григорьева А., Жданов Я. . 2015.
English-Russian dictionary on textile and sewing industry. Липенок В., Григорьева А., Жданов Я. . 2015.
pink bollworm — pink′ boll′worm n. ent bollworm 1) • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
bollworm — boll•worm [[t]ˈboʊlˌwɜrm[/t]] n. 1) Also called pink bollworm the larva of a small moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls. 2) ent corn earworm • Etymology: 1840–50, amer … From formal English to slang
bollworm — /bohl werrm /, n. 1. See pink bollworm. 2. See corn earworm. [1840 50, Amer.; BOLL + WORM] * * * Any larva of various moth species, including the pink bollworm (family Gelechiidae) and some Heliothis species (family Noctuidae; see corn earworm).… … Universalium