"true weevil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: true weevils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} true weevil (plural true weevils)
  1. Curculionidae genera and species. Categories (lifeform): Weevils Hyponyms: bark beetle, broad-nosed weevil, flower weevil, pinhole borer, ambrosia beetle
    Sense id: en-true_weevil-en-noun-1wd9IJNO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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