weevil 1
noundomain: animal
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
Hypernym
beetle 1
noun
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
EnglishHyponym
snout beetle 1
noun
small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts
boll weevil 1
noun
greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
seed beetle 1
noun
a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes
rice weevil 1
noun
brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
