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SEED BEETLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes

Synonyms:

seed beetle; seed weevil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("seed beetle" is a kind of...):

weevil (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seed beetle"):

Bruchus pisorum; pea weevil (larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant)

Acanthoscelides obtectus; bean weevil (larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans)

Holonyms ("seed beetle" is a member of...):

Bruchidae; family Bruchidae (seed beetles)

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