Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea. Many of them have a distinctive snout
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils
The larvæ of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain)
A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. a small insect that feeds on grain, flour etc and spoils it. or snout beetle Any of about 40,000 beetle species in the largest family of beetles, Curculionidae, which is also the largest family in the animal kingdom. Most weevils have long, elbowed antennae that may fold into special grooves on the prominent snout. Many species are wingless. Most species are less than 0.25 in. (6 mm) long, are plainly coloured and marked, and feed exclusively on plants. Some species are more than 3 in. (80 mm) long. The larvae may feed on only a certain part of a plant or a single plant species; adults are less specialized. The family includes many destructive pests, including the boll weevil