Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - weevil
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(weevils) A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants; especially any of a family (Curculionidae) having a well-developed snout curved downward with the jaws at the tip and clubbed usually elbowed antennae • ~y or ~ly adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding esp. on grain. 2 any insect damaging stored grain. Derivatives weevily adj. Etymology: ME f. MLG wevel f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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