noun
a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes
• Syn: ↑seed beetle
• Hypernyms: ↑weevil
• Hyponyms: ↑pea weevil, ↑Bruchus pisorum, ↑bean weevil, ↑Acanthoscelides obtectus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bruchidae, ↑family Bruchidae
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noun : any of numerous small weevils that live in seeds
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seed weevil,
any one of various small weevils that feed on the seeds of beans, peas, and similar plants.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.