noun
weevils destructive of cultivated plants
• Syn: ↑genus Anthonomus
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Curculionidae, ↑family Curculionidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑boll weevil, ↑Anthonomus grandis
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\\anˈthänəməs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anthonomos feeding on flowers, from anth- (I) + -nomos (from nemein to pasture) — more at nimble
: a large genus of weevils (family Curculionidae) including a number of destructive pests of cultivated plants — see boll weevil
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Anthonomus /an-thonˈə-məs/ noun
(Gr nomos herbage, food) the genus of the cotton-boll weevil
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Main Entry: ↑antho-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.