weevilled
və adjective
infested with weevils.
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weevil (ˈwiːvɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also boll weevil Also called: snout beetle any beetle of the family Curculionidae, having an elongated snout (rostrum): they are pests, feeding on plants and plant products |
| 2. | pea weevil, Also called: bean weevil any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants |
| 3. | any of various similar or related beetles |
| [Old English wifel; related to Old High German wibil; compare Old Norse tordӯfill dungbeetle] | |
| 'weevily | |
| —adj | |
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