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Meaning of
weevil
in English
weevil
us
//ˈwiːvəl//
uk
//ˈwiːvəl//
#uncommon
Plural
weevils
Definitions
Noun
a
type
of
beetle
with
a
distinctive
snout
The
farmer
found
a
weevil
in
the
stored
grain
.
herbivorous
beetles
in
the
Curculionidae
family
Entomologists
study
the
behavior
of
weevils
in
ecosystems
.
small
beetles
with
a
projecting
head
;
herbivorous
The
gardener
removed
a
weevil
from
the
infected
plant
.
beetles
in
the
Curculionoidea
superfamily
;
varying
sizes
Entomologists
have
identified
over
40
,
000
species
of
weevils
.