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plum curculio

plum curculio noun: a weevil of species Conotrachelus nenuphar, native to parts of North America, notorious for destroying fruits.

plum curculio: a weevil of species Conotrachelus nenuphar, native to parts of North America, notorious for...
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Noun

plum curculio (plural plum curculios)

  1. A weevil of species Conotrachelus nenuphar, native to parts of North America, notorious for destroying fruits.

Forms of plum curculio

pluralplum curculios

Questions about plum curculio

What does plum curculio mean?
Plum curculio means a weevil of species Conotrachelus nenuphar, native to parts of North America, notorious for destroying fruits.
What part of speech is plum curculio?
Plum curculio is a noun.
What is the plural of plum curculio?
The plural of plum curculio is plum curculios.

Words near plum curculio in the dictionary

  1. plum cake
  2. plum cakes
  3. plum cash
  4. plum colored
  5. plum coloured
  6. plum curculio
  7. plum curculios
  8. plum dough
  9. plum fir
  10. plum fruit moth
  11. plum gouger

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