| 释义 |
weevil /wēˈvl/ noun- A popular name for a large number of beetles (the group Rhynchophora, esp the family Curculionidae) with the anterior part of the head prolonged into a beak or proboscis, which, either in the larval or the adult form, damage fruit, nuts, grain, trees, etc
- Any insect injurious to stored grain, etc
ORIGIN: OE wifel weevˈilled, weevˈiled, weevˈilly or weevˈily adjective Infested by weevils |