English noun: Gelechia gossypiella | |||
1. | Gelechia gossypiella (animal) larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls | ||
Synonyms | pink bollworm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bollworm | ||
Member meronym | family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae | ||
2. | Gelechia gossypiella (animal) small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gelechiid, gelechiid moth | ||
Member meronym | Gelechia, genus Gelechia | ||