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weevil

noun

wee·​vil ˈwē-vəl How to pronounce weevil (audio)
: any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants
especially : any of a family (Curculionidae) having a well-developed snout curved downward with the jaws at the tip and clubbed usually elbowed antennae
weevily adjective
or weevilly
ˈwēv-lē,
ˈwē-və-lē How to pronounce weevil (audio)

Illustration of weevil

Illustration of weevil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Floppy fronds on Canary Island palms are a sure sign of the deadly, invasive South American palm weevil. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 In less than 10 years, the weevil has spread from the Mexican border as far north as La Jolla. Linda Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 If the culprit is a weevil, go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief—and maybe even check the critter out. Korin Miller, SELF, 12 July 2022 This type of damage is caused by black vine weevil [BVW], a nonnative species widespread throughout our continent. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 See this publication on black vine weevil for more information with images. oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2021 But Candy, for all its dips and spins and cul-de-sacs, its brain-weevil gadgets and future shocks, does what only the best and rarest books can: peel back the thin membrane of ordinary life, and find transcendence on the other side. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2022 That could be evidence of the deadly, invasive South American palm weevil. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022 If startled, a New Zealand giraffe weevil will hurl itself from a tree. New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to weave

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weevil was before the 12th century

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