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weevil
n.
beetle that has a snout-like projection and feeds on various grains and fruits
Weevil
A
weevil is a type of
beetle from the
Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than , and
herbivorous. Over 60,000 species are in several families, mostly in the family
Curculionidae (the
true weevils). Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "weevil", such as the
biscuit weevil (
Stegobium paniceum), which belongs to the family
Anobiidae.
weevil
Noun
1. any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils
(hypernym) beetle
(hyponym) snout beetle
weevil
Rzecz.
chrząszcz ryjkowiec
Weevil
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants. The larvae of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain). The larvae of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine). See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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