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CURCULIONIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Curculionidae mean?
• CURCULIONIDAE (noun)
The noun CURCULIONIDAE has 1 sense:
1. true weevils: snout beetles
Familiarity information: CURCULIONIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
True weevils: snout beetles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Curculionidae; family Curculionidae
Hypernyms ("Curculionidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Curculionidae"):
snout beetle (small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts)
Anthonomus; genus Anthonomus (weevils destructive of cultivated plants)
Holonyms ("Curculionidae" is a member of...):
Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)
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