HyperDic: sitophylus_oryzae

English > 1 sense of the expression Sitophylus oryzae:
NOUNanimalSitophylus oryzae, rice weevil, black weevilbrown weevil that infests stored grain / grain especially rice
English > Sitophylus oryzae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbrown weevil that infests stored grain / grain especially rice.
Synonymsrice weevil, black weevil
Member ofSitophylus, genus SitophylusA genus of Bruchidae
BroaderweevilAny of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products

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