"Curculio" is a word in ENGLISH
One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many
genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and
billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum
curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.
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n. weevil or its larva; powder post beetle; woodworm. v. /-EN/ to be attacked by weevils: said of posts, boards. …
Read the complete definitionAn order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the …
Read the complete definitionhukáw - A small beetle or weevil very injurious to corn, monggo, cadios, etc.
Read the complete definitionA group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.
Read the complete definitionThe anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. …
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