bean weevil

/bin ˌwivəl/
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Other forms: bean weevils

Definitions of bean weevil
  1. noun
    larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
    synonyms: Acanthoscelides obtectus
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    type of:
    seed beetle, seed weevil
    a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes
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