snout-beetle

  • 41boll weevil — boll′ wee′vil n. ent a snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis, that attacks the bolls of cotton • Etymology: 1890–95, amer …

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  • 42weevil — /ˈwivəl / (say weevuhl) noun 1. any of the numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, many of which are economically important, being destructive to nuts, grain, fruit, the stems of leaves, the pitch of trees, etc.; a snout beetle. 2. any of… …

  • 43plum curculio — noun : an American weevil (Conotrachelus nenuphar) that is very destructive to plums, cherries, nectarines, peaches, and other stone fruits and to apples, the adult feeding on the leaves of these trees and laying its eggs in crescent shaped… …

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  • 44square weevil — noun : a So. American snout beetle (Anthonomus vestitus) closely related to the boll weevil …

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  • 45west indian cane weevil — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st W&I : a tropical American snout beetle (Metamasius hemipterus) that is destructive to sugarcane especially in the West Indies …

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  • 46coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …

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  • 47Chrysolopus spectabilis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 48List of creatures in Primeval — The following is a complete list of creatures from the universe of ITV science fiction television series Primeval and also any spin off merchandise. The series includes various imaginary species which are not native to the series setting, with… …

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  • 49List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names — Contents 1 List of words 1.1 A 1.2 B 1.3 C …

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  • 50Cane toad — For other uses, see Cane toads (disambiguation). Cane toad Conservation status …

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