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.] (Zoöl.) 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 larvæ 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 larvæ 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.
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.] (Zoöl.) 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 larvæ 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 larvæ 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.
