- corn billbug
- noun
: any of several billbugs that feed on maize
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
corn billbug
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billbug — ☆ billbug [bil′bug΄ ] n. [ BILL2 + BUG1] any of certain stout bodied weevils (family Curculionidae) whose larvae feed upon numerous plants, esp. cereal grasses, corn, etc … English World dictionary
Billbug — Billbeetle Bill bee tle, or Billbug Bill bug , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See {Curculio}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
billbug — /bil bug /, n. any of several weevils, esp. of the genera Calendra and Sitophilus, that feed on various grasses. [1860 65, Amer.; BILL2 + BUG1] * * * ▪ insect any stout bodied beetle of the family Curculionidae (insect order Coleoptera) that has … Universalium
corn weevil — noun 1. : granary weevil 2. : a billbug attacking maize * * * corn weevil noun A small weevil (Calandra granaria), destructive in granaries • • • Main Entry: ↑corn … Useful english dictionary
maize billbug — noun : a weevil (Sphenophorus maidis) sometimes destructive to corn … Useful english dictionary
curlew bug — noun : corn billbug … Useful english dictionary
Billbeetle — Bill bee tle, or Billbug Bill bug , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See {Curculio}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calendra — kəˈlendrə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, modification of French calandre weevil : a genus of weevils (family Curculionidae) including a number of pests (as the maize billbug) of Indian corn and other field crops … Useful english dictionary
