weevil in Malay
bubuk
UK/ˈwiːv(ə)l/US/ˈwiːvɪl/
weevil in Malay: bubuk. In English, weevil means any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
Malay words for weevil
- beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea
- bubuk
English meaning of weevil
- noun Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
- noun Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea.
- noun Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
- noun A loathsome person.
Synonyms of weevil
weevil in other languages
Questions about weevil in Malay
- What is the meaning of weevil in Malay?
- Weevil in Malay is bubuk.
- Apakah maksud weevil dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Weevil: bubuk.
- What does weevil mean in English?
- Weevil means any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: weevil (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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