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Definition of weevils

weevils
Curculio Cur*cu"li*o (k?r-r?"l?-?), n.; pl. Curculios (-?z). [L., a grain weevil.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.
Weevil
Weevil Wee"vil, n. [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See Weave.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants. The larv[ae] of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain). The larv[ae] of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine). See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed.

Meaning of weevils from wikipedia

- 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, with most of them in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils). It also includes...
- prey underground. Adult weevils can be controlled by using sticky barriers on the trunks of affected plants, as the weevils return to the soil each day...
- eradicating boll weevils from all cotton-growing states with the exception of Texas, and most of this state is free of boll weevils.[citation needed]...
- larva with food in its first days of life. Giraffe weevils exhibit ****ual dimorphism. Male giraffe weevils have elongated necks that females lack. Many cultures...
- transferred to Bin Weevils Limited, although it continued to be hosted on the Nickelodeon platform. On September 2007, Bin Weevils was relaunched as its...
- The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera...
- weevil. The maize weevil is typically somewhat larger than the rice weevil, but rice weevils as large as the largest maize weevils and maize weevils nearly...
- distinguishing marks. Adult wheat weevils are not capable of flight. Larvae are legless, humpbacked, and are white with a tan head. Weevils in the pupal stage have...
- The bean weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of weevils, which in turn are a subset of beetles. The Bruchinae now placed in the family...
- yellow poplar weevil, s****afras mining weevil, tuliptree leafminer, tulip tree weevil, or the magnolia leaf miner. Yellow poplar weevils are small black-snouted...