Meanings
nouncotton stainer (plural cotton stainers)
plural cotton stainers
- Any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae whose feeding activities leave an indelible brownish-yellow stain on cotton crops.
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cotton stainer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20stainer
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