| NOUN | animal | seed weevil, seed beetle | a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes |
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| Meaning | A small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes. | |
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| Synonym | seed beetle | |
| Member of | Bruchidae, family Bruchidae | seed beetles |
| Narrower | bean weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus | larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans |
| pea weevil, Bruchus pisorum | larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant | |
| Broader | weevil | Any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products |
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