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SEED BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seed beetle mean? 

SEED BEETLE (noun)
  The noun SEED BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumesplay

  Familiarity information: SEED BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEED BEETLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

seed beetle; seed weevil

Hypernyms ("seed beetle" is a kind of...):

weevil (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seed beetle"):

Bruchus pisorum; pea weevil (larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant)

Acanthoscelides obtectus; bean weevil (larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans)

Holonyms ("seed beetle" is a member of...):

Bruchidae; family Bruchidae (seed beetles)


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