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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small, flat, red and black insects of the genus Dysdercus that pierce cotton bolls and stain the fibers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A familiar heteropterous insect or bug of the family Pyrrhocoridæ, Dysdercus suturellus: so called from its staining cotton an indelible reddish or yellowish color.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
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