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CURCULIO
Etymology
Noun
curculio (plural curculios)
Any of the genus Curculio of weevils.
Source: Wiktionary
Cur*cu"li*o (kr-r"l-), n.; pl. Curculios (-. Etym: [L., a grain weevil.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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