ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anthonomus grandis mean? 

• ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS (noun)
  The noun ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS has 1 sense:

1. greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton

  Familiarity information: ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anthonomus grandis; boll weevil

Hypernyms ("Anthonomus grandis" is a kind of...):

weevil (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)

Holonyms ("Anthonomus grandis" is a member of...):

Anthonomus; genus Anthonomus (weevils destructive of cultivated plants)