Associations to the word «Acanthoscelides»

Wiktionary

ACANTHOSCELIDES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae   — weevils inculding the bean weevil.

Dictionary definition

ACANTHOSCELIDES, noun. A genus of Bruchidae.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats