weevil

wee·vil

noun \ˈwē-vəl\

Definition of WEEVIL

: 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 \ˈwēv-lē, ˈwē-və-lē\ adjective

Illustration of WEEVIL

Origin of WEEVIL

Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to weave

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with WEEVIL

evil, shrieval