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pea weevil

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pea weevil

–noun
a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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pea weevil

noun
larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant 
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