单词 | weevil-beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasweevil-beetle C1. attributive, as weevil-beetle, weevil-grub, weevil tribe; weevil-damaged adj. ΚΠ 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxi. 235 The weevil tribe. 1862 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects Injurious to Vegetation (ed. 3) 74 In this country weevil-grubs are very common in hazel-nuts, chestnuts, and acorns. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (1890) ii. viii. 208 In some weevil-beetles..there is a great difference between the male and female in the length of the rostrum or snout. 1890 Kapunda Herald 26 July 2/4 Sheepskins.—..Broken and weevil-damaged skins bring from 13/ 4d. to 31/ 4d. per lb. < as lemmas |
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