Dysdercus
noun
Dys·der·cus
də̇sˈdərkəs
: a genus of long-legged slender-bodied usually brightly colored bugs (family Pyrrhocoridae) that feed chiefly in the developing seed of cotton causing discoloration of the lint see cotton stainer
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, probably from Greek dysderkēs ugly, hard to see, from dys- + -derkēs (from derkesthai to see, flash)
- set oneself up as something
- set out
- set pattern
- set pen to paper
- set piece
- set pieces
- set pin
- set point
- set pot
- set priorities
- set right
- set sail
- set sample
- set shot
- set someone right
- set someone straight
- set someone's mind at ease
- set someone's mind at rest
- set something ablaze
- set something afire
- set something afire/aflame/ablaze
- set something aflame
- set something on fire
- set something on its ear
- set something or someone against