WEEVIL

Weevil

A weevil is a type of beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than, and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae . Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "weevil", such as the biscuit weevil, which belongs to the family Anobiidae.

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weevil

Noun

  1. Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea. Many of them have a distinctive snout.
  2. Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea.
  3. Any of several similar but more distantly related beetles such as the biscuit weevil.


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