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Cotton stainer

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cotton stainer

–noun
any of several large red-and-black bugs of the genus Dysdercus that puncture oranges and cotton bolls and discolor cotton fibers: a serious pest in America and India.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism
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cotton stainer  
n.  Any of various small, flat, red and black bugs of the genus Dysdercus that pierce cotton bolls and stain the fibers.
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