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Meanings of weevil in English

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Superfamily of insects.

curculionoideaweevils
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snout and bark beetles taxon
Usage of weevil in English
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Mr Milne said the future of the weevil is limited, using this solution.
Radio NZ
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Researchers realize oil palm is pollinated by a tiny weevil, not the wind.
Reuters
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In the world of the vine weevil there are no males.
The Irish Times
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She flicked away a weevil that was crawling toward the mix.
The story of cirrus flux
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The parasitoid wasp laying an egg into the Argentine stem weevil body cavity.
Radio NZ
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Mr Wigley said the weevil was seen in the seed waste (offal).
Radio NZ
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The weevil was destroyed in the process, prompting some criticism.
The new yorker
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He adds that demand is now high because of boll weevil attacks on cotton.
Reuters
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Autumnal Argentine stem weevil larval damage to a ryegrass pasture.
Radio NZ
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Feeding weevil larvae Fungus farming emerged only once in ants.
BBC
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It's a large flightless weevil that only eats flax.
Radio NZ
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In 1907 the boll weevil crossed the Mississippi River.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed america
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Palm weevil grubs live in raffia palms which are being cut down in large numbers.
BBC
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He bored through the excuses like a genehack weevil.
The windup girl
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She whispers, "I am against quarantine now, like Nippon genehack weevil.
The windup girl
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But the new weevil was soon attacking native species as well as its preferred targets.
Wired
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