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    boll weevil

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Insects
    ˌboll ˈweevil noun [countable]  HBIHBPan insect that eats and destroys cotton plants 棉铃象鼻虫
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    boll weevil• The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.
    ˌboll ˈweevil nounChineseSyllable
    an cotton that and eats insect destroys Corpus plants


    boll weevil
    ˌboll ˈweevil noun [countable]
    an insect that eats and destroys cotton plants


    boll weevilBrE /ˈbəʊl wiːvl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈboʊl wiːvl/ 🔊 nounan insect that damages cotton plants 墨西哥棉铃象（棉花害虫）