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rice weevil

noun

a brown weevil, Sitophilus oryzae, that infests, breeds in, and feeds on stored grains, especially rice.

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Origin of rice weevil

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby rice weevil

rice-paper tree, ricer, rice rat, ricercar, ricercare, rice weevil, ricey, rich, Richard, Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard I
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