weevil
noun
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.
weevils
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pluralof weevil.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They included a number of vivid green and pinkish-orange darkling beetles from China and Laos, and four long-snouted weevils from South Africa.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
And other insects need also beware, including termites, red palm weevils, whiteflies and other agricultural nuisances.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2023
Then, in early September, boll weevils were found in a 62-acre field south of McAllen, just miles from the Mexico border.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
Department of Agriculture lifted a 1914 import ban, which originally was implemented due to fears over pests like seed weevils infesting U.S. crops.
From Salon ● May 28, 2022
Now other laboratories of the Department are taking up the problem, testing chemicals against stable flies, mosquitoes, boll weevils, and an assortment of fruit flies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
