weevils
weevils is the plural of weevil.
Meaning of weevil
Noun
weevil (plural weevils)
- 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.
- Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea.
- Synonyms:
- snout beetle, true weevil, nunu
- Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
- A loathsome person.
- But you accuse other men of villainy with too easy a tongue, you weevil. I have never wanted you in this matter, and I have said so.1950, Jack Lindsay, Fires in Smithfield. A Novel of Mary Tudor’s Reign, London: The Bodley Head, →OCLC, page 201
Phrases with weevils
- nut weevils
- bean weevils
- boll weevils
- palm weevils
- pine weevils
- plum weevils
- rice weevils
- true weevils
- vine weevils
- acorn weevils
- apple weevils
- grain weevils
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Questions about weevils
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- Weevils is the plural of weevil.
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