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Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae, including about 30 species worldwide. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories. The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her egg...
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• (n.) 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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any of various stout-bodied weevils of the beetle family Curculionidae (order Coleoptera). Among the best known is the plum curculio (q.v.), which ...
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Cur·cu'li·o noun ;
plural Curculios (-...z). [ Latin , a grain weevil.]
(Zoology) One of a large group of beetles (
Rhynchophora ) of many genera; -- called also
weevils ,
snout beetles ,
billbeetles , and
billbugs . Many of the species are ve...
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any of several weevils, esp. one of the genus Conotrachelus, as C. nenupharwhich feeds on plums, cherries, and other fruits.
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