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weevil

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
wee·vil 
          Listen to the pronunciation of weevil
Pronunciation:
\ˈwē-vəl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to weave
Date:
before 12th century
: any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants ; especially : any of a family (Curculionidae) having a well-developed snout curved downward with the jaws at the tip and clubbed usually elbowed antennae
wee·vily or wee·vil·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of weevilly \ˈwēv-lē, ˈwē-və-lē\ adjective


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