weevil
/ˈwiːv(ə)l/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea, many having a distinctive snout.
- Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea.
- Any of several similar but more distantly related beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
- A loathsome person.
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