weevil
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.
Origin of weevil
1Words Nearby weevil
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How to use weevil in a sentence
That big weevil had reached southern California and could “wipe out every palm tree in the state,” according to Yanega.
Focusing on Asian giant hornets distorts the view of invasive species | Susan Milius | July 1, 2021 | Science NewsWe thoroughly cleaned the pantry, and yet the weevils kept coming back, until we discovered they were hiding in the pantry ceiling.
Hints From Heloise: Give your full attention on a first date | Heloise Heloise | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostAnd cotton crops would often fail when pests like the boll weevil tore through the fields.
The sago palm weevil, a type of beetle, is eaten, roasted or raw, as a larvae in Southeast Asia.
Cicadas, Grasshoppers, Locusts, Ants Among the Tastiest Insects | Nina Strochlic | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSwallows in the Southern states kill the cotton-boll weevil, one of our worst insect pests.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
The one beetle doing by far the greatest harm in this country is the cotton-boll weevil.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterHow did the Cerceris manage to recognize in these jewels the weevil, the near relative of the vulgar Phynotomus?
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreWell, this extraordinary creature is recognized with certainty as a weevil and stored away as such.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreAmong the animal parasites may be mentioned the weevil, vibrio tritici, which feeds upon the starch cells of the grain.
British Dictionary definitions for weevil
/ (ˈwiːvɪl) /
Also called: snout beetle any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant products: See 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
Origin of weevil
1Derived forms of weevil
- weevily, adjective
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