Cropduster

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An aircraft that carries out crop-dusting.

    "If Cary Grant ran by, chased by a malevolent cropduster, you might not be surprised."

  2. 2
    A species of cicada, Diemeniana frenchi, of south-east mainland Australia.

Example

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"If Cary Grant ran by, chased by a malevolent cropduster, you might not be surprised."

Etymology

From crop + duster.

Related phrases

crop dusting

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