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- weevil
- Any of several similar but more distantly related beetles such as the biscuit weevil
- Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea
- {n} an insect injurious to grain
- The larvæ of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine)
- {i} beetle that has a snout-like projection and feeds on various grains and fruits
- 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
- See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed
- Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants
- Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward