cur·cu·lio \(ˌ)kərˈkyülēˌō\noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, grain weevil; probably akin to Latin curvus curved — more at crown 1.capitalized: the type genus of Curculionidae including a number of typical weevils most of which feed in nuts 2.-s: any of various weevils; especially: one that injures fruit (as the plum curculio)