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| wee·vil [ wv'l ] (plural wee·vils) |
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1. destructive beetle with snout: a member of a family of beetles that have an elongated downward-curving snout rostrum. Many weevils are pests, destroying plants and grain. Family Curculionidae.
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2. pea or bean pest: a beetle whose larvae live in the seeds of peas and beans. Family Bruchidae, Lariidae.
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3. beetle resembling weevil: a beetle similar to a weevil, especially in being likely to eat stored grain. Family Rhynchophora.
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| [ Old English wifel "beetle" < Indo-European, "move quickly"] |
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 wee·vi·ly adjective |
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