Anthonomus grandis
- noun
- Specialized
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Anthonomus grandis
- The infestation of Anthonomus grandis devastated the region's cotton fields for several seasons.
Examples
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The arrival of Anthonomus grandis in the southern United States changed the cotton industry forever.
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Scientists are researching ways to control Anthonomus grandis using environmentally friendly methods.
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The Anthonomus grandis is a significant pest for cotton farmers.
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Farmers are concerned about Anthonomus grandis infestations this season.
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The infestation of Anthonomus grandis devastated the region's cotton fields for several seasons.
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Farmers are concerned about Anthonomus grandis infestations this season.
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Scientists are researching ways to control Anthonomus grandis using environmentally friendly methods.
Synonyms
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A small gray beetle that lays eggs in cotton bolls and ruins cotton crops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Anthonomus + grandis
This is a Linnaean binomial: if a learner knows 'Anthonomus' as a genus of weevils and recognises 'grandis' as a Latin adjective meaning 'large' or as a species label, they can infer it is a particular type of weevil (likely a large one). However, the precise ecological information in the definition (that it lays eggs in cotton bolls and damages cotton crops) is specialised taxonomic knowledge not derivable from the constituents, so comprehension is only partial.
Etymology
Anthonomus grandis is a scientific name that comes from old words: Anthonomus comes from a word for 'flower' and grandis means 'large'. That's why the name fits a large weevil that lives in cotton flowers and lays its eggs in cotton bolls, so it became the name for the insect that damages cotton crops.