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nunu

/ˈnuːnuː/

Meanings
noun
A weevil (or similar insect)

Examples :

"The farmer sprayed his crops to protect them from the nunu that were eating the leaves. "
insect animal biology nature

Related Words

Illustration weevil

weevil noun

/ˈwiːv(ə)l/ /ˈwiːvɪl/

Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea, many having a distinctive snout.

"The gardener found a tiny weevil with a long snout eating holes in his tomato plants. "

Illustration sprayed

sprayed verb

/spɹeɪd/

To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

"The firemen sprayed the house."

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration leaves

leaves noun

/liːvz/

The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

"The oak tree's large leaves provided shade for the children playing in the park. "

Illustration crops

crops noun

/kɹɒps/ /kɹɑps/

A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

"the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market"

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration insect

insect noun

/ˈɪnsɛkt/

An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

"Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps."

Illustration protect

protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

Illustration them

them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

Illustration similar

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

Illustration eating

eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "