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plum gouger

plum gouger noun: a weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus pruniphilus).

Noun

plum gouger (plural plum gougers)

  1. A weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus pruniphilus)

Forms of plum gouger

pluralplum gougers

Origin of plum gouger

So-called as it makes round holes in the pulp of a plum in which it lays its eggs. The larvae bore into the stone and eat the kernel.

Questions about plum gouger

What does plum gouger mean?
Plum gouger means a weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus pruniphilus).
What part of speech is plum gouger?
Plum gouger is a noun.
What is the plural of plum gouger?
The plural of plum gouger is plum gougers.

Words near plum gouger in the dictionary

  1. plum curculio
  2. plum curculios
  3. plum dough
  4. plum fir
  5. plum fruit moth
  6. plum gouger
  7. plum gougers
  8. plum grape
  9. plum grapes
  10. plum in one's mouth
  11. Plum Island

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