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rice weevil

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rice weevil
n.
A small destructive insect (Sitophilus oryzae) that infests stored grain and cereal products.
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Noun1.rice weevil - brown weevil that infests stored grain especially ricerice weevil - brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
weevil - any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
genus Sitophylus, Sitophylus - a genus of Bruchidae


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