weevil
Also called snout beetle. any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the head prolonged into a snout and which are destructive to nuts, grain, fruit, etc.
any of numerous related beetles.
Origin of weevil
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How to use weevil in a sentence
When fed upon four or five Nut-weevils, the Sand Cerceris was a male; when fed upon eight or ten, a female.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreWe had other weevils at different times, but none so intelligent or so faithful as Mnemosyne.
The tribe of weevils is even much more numerous than that of the Elaterid and the Buprestid.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe biscuits had from the first been full of worms and weevils.
Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier | Frank H. SeveranceThe weevils and caterpillars that destroy trees, though not directly dangerous to our food supply, are sufficiently destructive.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. Lindsay
British Dictionary definitions for weevil
/ (ˈwiːvɪl) /
Also called: snout beetle any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant products: See also boll weevil
Also called: pea weevil, bean weevil any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants
any of various similar or related beetles
Origin of weevil
1Derived forms of weevil
- weevily, adjective
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