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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Weevil \Wee"vil\, n. [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin
     to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and
     probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See Weave.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     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 larv[ae] 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 larv[ae]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Weevil \Wee"vil\, n. [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin
     to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and
     probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See Weave.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     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 larv[ae] 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 larv[ae]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  weevil
       n : any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on
           plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and
           seed weevils

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ εντομολ en) ο βρούχος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     n.
     1 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.
     2 Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of
  various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily
  Curculionoidea.
     3 Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as
  the (vern: biscuit weevil) ((taxlink Stegobium paniceum species)).
     4 (lb en figurative derogatory) A loathsome person.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     n.
     1 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.
     2 Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of
  various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily
  Curculionoidea.
     3 Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as
  the (vern: biscuit weevil) ((taxlink Stegobium paniceum species)).
     4 (lb en figurative derogatory) A loathsome person.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     n.
     1 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.
     2 Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of
  various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily
  Curculionoidea.
     3 Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as
  the (vern: biscuit weevil) ((taxlink Stegobium paniceum species)).
     4 (lb en figurative derogatory) A loathsome person.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     n.
     1 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.
     2 Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of
  various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily
  Curculionoidea.
     3 Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as
  the (vern: biscuit weevil) ((taxlink Stegobium paniceum species)).
     4 (lb en figurative derogatory) A loathsome person.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     Englanti n.
     (eläintiede) kärsäkäs

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  weevil
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=insekter språk=en) vivel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Weevil /wˈiːvəl/
  السوسة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  weevil //ˈwiːv(ə)l// //ˈwiːvɪl// 
  гъгрица, хоботник
  beetle in the family Curculionidae

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/ 
   [zool] brouk nosatec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/ 
   [zool] nosatec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/ 
  nosatec ([zool.])
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/ 
  brouk nosatec ([zool.])
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  weevil //ˈwiːv(ə)l// //ˈwiːvɪl// 
  1. kärsäkäs
  beetle in the family Curculionidae
  2. kärsäkäsmäinen
  beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea
  3. nilviäinen
  loathsome person
  4. kuoriainen
  similar beetle

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/ 
  1. घुन
        "Weevils damage crops."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/
  1. ormányos bogár
  2. zsizsik

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  weevil //ˈwiːv(ə)l// //ˈwiːvɪl// 
  ゾウムシ, 象虫
  beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  weevil //ˈwiːv(ə)l// //ˈwiːvɪl// 
  vivel 2.
  beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea
   3.
  beetle in the family Curculionidae

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  weevil /wˈiːvəl/
  1. buğday biti
  2. pamuk kurdu
  3. bitki kurtlarından birkaç cins. weevily, weevilly  kurtlanmış, kurtlu.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwivəɫ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 象鼻虫之类;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 象鼻虫之类

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