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Definition of Curculio

Curculio
Curculio Cur*cu"li*o (k?r-r?"l?-?), n.; pl. Curculios (-?z). [L., a grain weevil.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.

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- of Curculio include: Curculio aurivestis Chittenden, 1927 Curculio caryae (Horn, 1873) (pecan weevil) Curculio caryatrypes (Boheman, 1843) Curculio coccineae...
- The plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) is a true weevil native to the regions east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. It is notorious...
- Curculio glandium, commonly known as the acorn weevil, is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It...
- Curculio, also called The Weevil, is a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus. It is the shortest of Plautus's surviving...
- pest of chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Europe. Curculio elephas are similar to Curculio sayi and Curculio caryatrypes in the United States. Adults feed...
- Curculio occidentis, the filbert weevil, is a species of weevil in the genus Curculio. The weevils are considered a pest for many species of oak tree...
- Curculio obtusus, the hazelnut weevil, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Curculio obtusus...
- The pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an obligate feeder on the nuts of North American hickories and pecans (Carya species)...
-  ferrugineus Binomial name Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790) Synonyms Curculio ferrugineus Olivier, 1790 Cordyle ****maculatus Thunberg, 1797 Calandra...
- Curculio nu****, the nut weevil, is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family...