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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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