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weevil in German

weevil in German is Rüsselkäfer — weevil means any of tens of thousands of species of small beetles, many with a distinctive elongated snout, that typically feed on plants or stored grain.

weevil in German

Rüsselkäfer
noun
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

What does "weevil" mean?

  1. noun Any of tens of thousands of species of small beetles, many with a distinctive elongated snout, that typically feed on plants or stored grain.
    "The flour had become infested with tiny weevils."
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weevil in a sentence

  • The flour had become infested with tiny weevils.
  • Weevils can cause serious damage to stored grain if left unchecked.

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What is "weevil" in German?

"weevil" in German is Rüsselkäfer. weevil means: Any of tens of thousands of species of small beetles, many with a distinctive elongated snout, that typically feed on plants or stored grain.

How do you use "weevil" in a sentence?

Example: "The flour had become infested with tiny weevils." In German, "weevil" is Rüsselkäfer.

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