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weevil
[ wee-vuhl ]
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.
weevil
/ ˈ·É¾±Ë±¹Éª±ô /
noun
- Also calledsnout 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 calledpea weevilbean 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
- ˈ·É±ð±ð±¹¾±±ô²â, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of weevil1
Example Sentences
The South American palm weevil came north across the border in 2011 and headed straight for its preferred victim, the glamorous Canary Island palm.
They included a number of vivid green and pinkish-orange darkling beetles from China and Laos, and four long-snouted weevils from South Africa.
They noted some browning in the slender green shoots of the seedlings, and spotted a beetle-like insect — a weevil — that appeared to be responsible for the damage.
And other insects need also beware, including termites, red palm weevils, whiteflies and other agricultural nuisances.
“It’s so important, but so hard to get at because the sands of time have obscured the changes in most of the big lineages,†such as butterflies, moths and weevils, Dr. Whiteman said.
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