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: 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
especially
: any of a family (Curculionidae) having a well-developed snout curved downward with the jaws at the tip and clubbed usually elbowed antennae
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By the way, the worm actually a weevil larva in the bottle was always more of a gimmick than a tradition.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The former consisted of the poorest possible cuts of meat, so spoiled as to be almost inedible, while the latter was coarse and full of weevils.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Every year, weevils and moths lay eggs on or within acorns, which their larvae proceed to devour.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
For decades until the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, avocados from Mexico were banned from entering the United States out of concern that weevils, scabs and other pests could infect U.S. suppliers, as The Washington Post reported in 2022.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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John Mariani, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The former consisted of the poorest possible cuts of meat, so spoiled as to be almost inedible, while the latter was coarse and full of weevils.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Every year, weevils and moths lay eggs on or within acorns, which their larvae proceed to devour.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
For decades until the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, avocados from Mexico were banned from entering the United States out of concern that weevils, scabs and other pests could infect U.S. suppliers, as The Washington Post reported in 2022.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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“Weevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weevil. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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weevil
noun
wee·vil
ˈwē-vəl 
: any of a family of mostly small beetles that have the head long and usually curved downward to form a snout bearing the jaws at the tip and that include many that feed on and are very harmful to plants or plant products (as nuts, fruit, and grain) especially as larvae
called also snout beetle
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