Transcription
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- [bœl wee-vuh l]
- /bœl ˈwi vəl/
- /bəʊl ˈwiː.vəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bœl wee-vuh l]
- /bœl ˈwi vəl/
Definitions of boll weevil words
- noun boll weevil a greyish weevil, Anthonomus grandis, of the southern US and Mexico, whose larvae live in and destroy cotton bolls 3
- noun boll weevil a small, grayish weevil (Anthonomus grandis) with a long snout, whose larvae, when hatched in the immature bolls of cotton plants, destroy the bolls 3
- noun boll weevil a conservative Democratic politician from a state of the southern U.S. 3
- noun boll weevil a snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis, that attacks the bolls of cotton. 1
- noun boll weevil Informal. (especially in the U.S. Congress) a Southern Democrat with conservative views who often votes with the Republicans as part of a Southern or conservative power bloc. 1
- noun boll weevil beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America. 0
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Origin of boll weevil
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95
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boll weevil popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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