thurberia weevil

thurberia weevil
noun
Usage: somtimes capitalized T
: a boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis thurberiae) that is native to Arizona and adjacent Mexico, feeds on a wild cotton (Gossypium triloba), and also attacks cultivated cotton in that region

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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