weevil

wee*vil

noun

{bc}any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants

alfalfa weevil

noun

{bc}a small dark brown European weevil ({it}Hypera postica{/it}) that is now a widespread pest of alfalfa in North America

boll weevil

noun

{bc}a usually grayish or brown weevil ({it}Anthonomus grandis grandis{/it}) that feeds on the squares and bolls of the cotton plant

Egyptian alfalfa weevil

noun

{bc}an Old World weevil ({it}Hypera brunneipennis{/it}) that is now a pest of alfalfa in western North America