Associations to the word «Weevil»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

WEEVIL, noun. Any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope