nut weevil

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noun

any of several snout beetles of the genus Balaninus, the larvae of which live in and feed on nuts and acorns.

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Nearby words

nut key, nut oil, nut pine, nut quad, nut sedge, nut weevil, nut-brown, nut-cracker, nutant, nutate, nutation

Origin of nut weevil

First recorded in 1795–1805

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for nut weevil

The nut-weevil lays her eggs in the young nut while it is still soft and its grub bores its way out in the fall.
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