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Curculio
Pronunciation : Cur*cu"li*o (kr-r"l-)
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a grain weevil.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.
pl. Curculios (-.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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