Explore Weevil through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like beetle. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Weevil meaning
- 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.
- Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea.
- Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
Synonyms of Weevil
Weevil vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Weevil
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea. | Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
- Useful related words include: beetle.
- Possible Dutch translations are: snuitkever.
- In the example corpus, weevil often appears in combinations such as: boll weevil, weevil that.
Context around Weevil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Weevil
- In this selection, "weevil" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, boll, cabomba, palm, seems, infestations and underwood stand out and add context to how "weevil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the weevil said the and american palm weevil infestations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "weevil" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with weevil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I would choose the right-hand weevil. (7 words)
The boll weevil infestation and agricultural problems had cost sharecroppers and farmers their jobs. (14 words)
After five weeks of training, Chili was able to sniff out a weevil inside a bell pepper. (17 words)
Whilst it was once a hilarious joke that Weevil, a complete oaf of a character and pirate, could be the trueborn son of one of the greatest pirates, recent story developments have now shifted the scale in favor of Buckingham’s claims being true. (44 words)
New Mexico’s exterior pecan weevil quarantine, which was enacted in 1997, restricts the movement of in-shell pecans originating in all states except Arizona, California and the Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth, and parts of Culberson County. (40 words)
Then the boll weevil, which feeds almost exclusively on cotton, migrated from Mexico and devastated the cotton industry and communities across the South that relied on the commodity to fuel the local economy. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
In line with Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry protocols, every cabomba weevil was inspected for hitchhikers in the form of parasites or pathogens before leaving quarantine.
Weevil seems to have a great deal of control over his weapon, and he has used it to defeat many allies of the Whitebeard.
Whilst it was once a hilarious joke that Weevil, a complete oaf of a character and pirate, could be the trueborn son of one of the greatest pirates, recent story developments have now shifted the scale in favor of Buckingham’s claims being true.
Encinitas will treat its iconic heritage palm tree at Moonlight Beach regularly with pesticides to prevent it from being killed by South American palm weevil infestations.
Then the boll weevil, which feeds almost exclusively on cotton, migrated from Mexico and devastated the cotton industry and communities across the South that relied on the commodity to fuel the local economy.
Then, we had to start spraying five to six times a year against the weevil," said the 60-year-old Emirati, wearing traditional robes with a red and white checkered keffiyeh.
Weevil Underwood, Serenity, Noah, Tristan's original voice, the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is full of annoying characters.
New Mexico’s exterior pecan weevil quarantine, which was enacted in 1997, restricts the movement of in-shell pecans originating in all states except Arizona, California and the Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth, and parts of Culberson County.
After five weeks of training, Chili was able to sniff out a weevil inside a bell pepper.
The Sicoderus bautistai is a tiny black weevil that is found in Bautista’s native Dominican Republic.
I would choose the right-hand weevil.
Many species of weevil that feed out in the open on leaves of plants react to attack by employing a "drop-off reflex".
The boll weevil infestation and agricultural problems had cost sharecroppers and farmers their jobs.
The Lomaxes also elicited from the singer traditional songs (such as "The Boll Weevil" and "John Henry" ) and spirituals (such as " Amazing Grace "), which were not part of his usual commercial repertoire.
Common combinations with weevil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: