n.
Any of numerous beetles, of the superfamily Curculionoidea, especially the snout beetle, that characteristically have a downward-curving snout and are destructive to nuts, fruits, stems, and roots.
[Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel.]
Dictionary:
wee·vil (wē'vəl)
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[Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel.]
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils
| Translations: Weevil |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - snudebille
Nederlands (Dutch)
soort kever
Français (French)
n. - charançon
Deutsch (German)
n. - Rüsselkäfer
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εντομ.) σιταρόψειρα, μαμούνι
Italiano (Italian)
curculione, punteruolo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - gorgulho (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - gorgojo, gusano de trigo
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
象鼻虫之类
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 象鼻蟲之類
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) السوسه الفاكهه, سوسه الحنطه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חדקונית (חיפושית)
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