Meaning Of The Word Weevil

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weevil
countable noun: A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops.

weevil in American English
any of various families of beetles (esp. Curculionidae) having the head prolonged into a projecting beak that usually curves downward, and including many pest species that feed, esp. as larvae, on cotton, fruits, grain, etc.
noun: any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the head prolonged into a snout and which are destructive to nuts, grain, fruit, etc

weevil in British English
noun: any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant products

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