HyperDic: rice_weevil

English > 1 sense of the expression *rice weevil*:
NOUN	animal	rice weevil, black weevil, Sitophylus oryzae	brown weevil that infests stored grain / grain especially rice

English > *rice weevil*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	brown weevil that infests stored grain / grain especially rice.
Synonyms	black weevil, Sitophylus oryzae
Member of	Sitophylus, genus Sitophylus	A genus of Bruchidae
Broader	weevil	Any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products