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Definitions for Weevil
[1] 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.
[2] any of numerous related beetles.
[3] 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
[4] 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
[5] any of various similar or related beetles
Words nearby Weevil
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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
Word origin for Weevil
Old English wifel; related to Old High German wibil; compare Old Norse tordÓ¯fill dungbeetle