ALL meanings of weevil
wee·vil
W w - noun weevil A small beetle with an elongated snout, the larvae of which typically develop inside seeds, stems, or other plant parts . Many are pests of crops or stored foodstuffs. 1
- noun weevil type of beetle 1
- noun weevil Also called snout beetle. any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the head prolonged into a snout and which are destructive to nuts, grain, fruit, etc. 1
- noun weevil any of numerous related beetles. 1
- countable noun weevil A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. 0
- noun weevil any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant products 0
- noun weevil any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants 0
- noun weevil any of various similar or related beetles 0
- noun weevil any of various families of beetles (esp. Curculionidae) having the head prolonged into a projecting beak that usually curves downward, and including many pest species that feed, esp. as larvae, on cotton, fruits, grain, etc. 0