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The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
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Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus, a genus of fishes which includes the weevers. See Weever.
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The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum.
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The European greater weever fish (Trachinus draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. See Weever.
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The weever.
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See Weevil.
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Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidae. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.
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Pertaining to the Curculionideae, or weevil tribe.
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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.
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Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain.
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The stingfish, or lesser weever (Tranchinus vipera).
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Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants. The larvae of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain). The larvae of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine). See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed.
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A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.
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A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See Curculio.
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The weever.
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See Weever.
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An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.
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Having weevils; weeviled.
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A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.
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