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How to pronounce “weevil”
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Pronunciation guide for weevil
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of weevil with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Something to Chew On
There's a protein on the leaf of the potato which weevils
- Definition summary
- Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
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How to pronounce weevil
Something to Chew On
There's a protein on the leaf of the potato which weevils
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “weevil”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
- Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea.
- Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
- (figurative, derogatory) A loathsome person.
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