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larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls

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  1. n. larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
  2. n. small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton