pea weevil
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pea weevil
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Garden pests are often highly specialized and named after their favorite food: cabbageworm, corn earworm, tomato hornworm, Colorado potato beetle, cucumber beetle, pea weevil, pepper maggot, Mexican bean beetle, and so on.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2021
The pea weevil is the largest of our Bruchidae.
From A Book of Exposition by Nugent, Homer Heath
Insects.—The weevil which attacks the bean is closely allied to the pea weevil.
From Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them by Anonymous
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