nut weevil

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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Origin of nut weevil

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby nut weevil

nut key, nut oil, nut pine, nut quad, nut sedge, nut weevil, nutant, nutate, nutation, nutbrown, nutcase
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Example sentences 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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