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weevil definition

wee·vil (wē′vəl)

noun

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.

Etymology: ME wevel < OE wifel, akin to MLowG wevel < IE *webh-, to move to and fro, weave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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