BEAN WEEVIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans

Synonyms:

Acanthoscelides obtectus; bean weevil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bean weevil" is a kind of...):

seed beetle; seed weevil (a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes)

Holonyms ("bean weevil" is a member of...):

Acanthoscelides; genus Acanthoscelides (a genus of Bruchidae)

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