Rice weevil Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
black weevil; Sitophylus oryzae.
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(Zoöl.) , a small beetle (Calandra, ∨ Sitophilus, oryzæ ) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; called alsoblack weevil .