weevil
11weevil — UK [ˈwiːv(ə)l] / US [ˈwɪv(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms weevil : singular weevil plural weevils an insect that eats plants and can destroy crops …
12weevil — [15] Old English had a word wifel ‘beetle’, but this appears to have died out, and weevil was probably borrowed from Middle Low German wevel. Both words had the same ultimate origin, however: prehistoric Germanic *webilaz. It is not clear whether …
13weevil — noun a) Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea. Many of them have a distinctive snout. b) Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea. Syn:… …
14weevil — [[t]wi͟ːvɪl[/t]] weevils N COUNT A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops …
15weevil — A beetle, the larvae of which are often destructive of stored property, particularly grain in an elevator. 56 Am Jlst Wareh § 137. A pest destructive to alfalfa. Oregon WashingtOD R. & Nav. Co. v Washington, 270 US 87, 70 L Ed 482, 46 S Ct 279.… …
16Weevil (disambiguation) — Weevil can mean: *Weevil, a sort of beetle *Weevil, a band from Yorkshire, England *Weevil, an alien race in Torchwood *Weevil Underwood, a character in the Yu Gi Oh! universe *Eli “Weevil” Navarro, a supporting character in Veronica Mars …
17Weevil (band) — Weevil is an indietronic duo consisting of Jonny Pilcher and Tom Betts. They are from Yorkshire, England and are signed by Wichita Recordings.Portions of Bytecry from the album Drunk On Light were used for the Mac OS X Tiger intro video, which… …
18Weevil (Band) — Weevil ist ein elektronisches Tanzduo bestehend aus Jonny Pilcher und Tom Betts. Sie sind aus Yorkshire, England und stehen unter Vertrag bei Wichita Recordings. Teile des Liedes Bytecry im Album Drunk On Light (Album) werden im Mac OS X Tiger… …
19Weevil (Torchwood) — Doctorwhorace series=Torchwood name=Weevils type=Man eating humanoid affiliation=None planet=Unknown start=Everything Changes Weevils are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the British science fiction television series Torchwood , first… …
20weevil — 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 …
