curculio Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cur*cu"li*o noun

Etymology

L., a grain weevil.

Wordforms

plural Curculios

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) 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.