English noun: genus Dysdercus | |||
1. | genus Dysdercus (animal) a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it | ||
Synonyms | Dysdercus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arthropod genus | ||
Member holonym | cotton stainer | ||
Member meronym | family Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae | ||