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ALL meanings of cotton stainer

cot·ton stain
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  • noun cotton stainer any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae 3
  • noun cotton stainer any of a genus (Dysdercus) of small red hemipteran insects that puncture cotton bolls and stain the fibers 3
  • noun cotton stainer 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. 1
  • noun cotton stainer Any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae whose feeding activities leave an indelible brownish-yellow stain on cotton crops. 0
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