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pea weevil
noun
- a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.
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Origin of pea weevil1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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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.
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Insects.—The weevil which attacks the bean is closely allied to the pea weevil.
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The pea weevil is the largest of our Bruchidae.
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