weevil
[ wee-vuhl ]
/ ˈwi vəl /
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noun
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.
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Origin of weevil
before 900; Middle English wevel,Old English wifel; cognate with Old High German wibil beetle; akin to wave
Words nearby weevil
weeping golden bell, weeping ivy, weeping willow, weepy, weever, weevil, weevily, weewee, w.e.f., weft, weft-knitted
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weevil
/ (ˈwiːvɪl) /
noun
Also called: snout beetle any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant productsSee 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
Derived forms of weevil
weevily, adjectiveWord Origin for weevil
Old English wifel; related to Old High German wibil; compare Old Norse tordӯfill dungbeetle
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