Definition of coffee-bean weevil
: a small stocky dark brown weevil (Araecerus fasciculatus) probably native to India but now nearly cosmopolitan in warm regions where it feeds and breeds in a great variety of products (as dried fruits, coffee beans, grains, or cornstalks)
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“Coffee-bean weevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-bean%20weevil. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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