"curculio" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɜː(ɹ)ˈkjuːliəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curculio.wav Forms: curculios [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Curculio, from Latin curculiō (“weevil”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Curculio}} translingual Curculio, {{bor|en|la|curculiō|t=weevil}} Latin curculiō (“weevil”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} curculio (plural curculios)
  1. Any of the genus Curculio of weevils. Categories (lifeform): Weevils Synonyms: acorn weevil, nut weevil Derived forms: plum curculio Translations (Translations): плодожи́л (plodožíl) [masculine] (Russian)

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