"boll weevil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: boll weevils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boll weevil (plural boll weevils)
  1. A beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America. Categories (lifeform): Weevils Translations (beetle): anthonome [masculine] (French), charançon du coton [masculine] (French), Baumwollkapselkäfer [masculine] (German), cruimh chadáis [feminine] (Irish), ndikʼąʼ biyaʼ (Navajo), picudo del algodón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-boll_weevil-en-noun-YjNCZgq3 Disambiguation of Weevils: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'beetle': 100 0
  2. (US politics, informal, dated) A conservative Southern Democrat. Tags: US, dated, informal Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-boll_weevil-en-noun-crPPfx6x Topics: government, politics

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