Curculio Definition

kər-kyo͝olē-ō
curculios
noun
A snout beetle, especially one that is a pest of fruit trees.
American Heritage
Any of a family (Curculionidae) of weevils.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Curculio

Noun

Singular:
curculio
Plural:
curculios

Origin of Curculio

  • New Latin Curculiō type genus from Latin curculiō a kind of weevil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, a grain weevil.

    From Wiktionary

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