Definition of Bean Weevil in English :

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Bean Weevil meaning in English

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Bean Weevil

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Noun

1. acanthoscelides obtectus, bean weevil

larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans

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Bean Weevil

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noun
any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants
another name for weevil (sense 2)

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Bean Weevil

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any of a family (Bruchidae) of small, hardy beetles (esp. Acanthoscelides obtectus) whose larvae feed inside seeds, esp. beans and peas; seed beetle

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