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cotton stainer
noun
Definition of COTTON STAINER
: any of several bugs (genus Dysdercus) that damage and stain the lint of developing cotton; especially : a red and brown bug (D. suturellus) that attacks cotton in the southern United States
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First Known Use of COTTON STAINER
1856
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