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weevil

/ˈwiːv(ə)l/ /ˈwiːvɪl/

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noun

Gorgojo

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

Examples :

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

El jardinero encontró un pequeño gorgojo con un hocico largo comiendo agujeros en sus plantas de tomate.

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Gorgojo

Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea.

Examples :

"The farmer found a weevil in his stored grain, damaging the harvest. "

El agricultor encontró un gorgojo en su grano almacenado, dañando la cosecha.

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Gorgojo

Any of several similar but more distantly related beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).

Examples :

"The baker found a small, brown weevil in the flour, even though it wasn't a true grain weevil. "

El panadero encontró un pequeño gorgojo marrón en la harina, aunque no era un gorgojo de grano verdadero.

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noun

Persona detestable, asqueroso

A loathsome person.

Examples :

""My coworker is such a weevil; he takes credit for all my hard work." "

Mi compañero de trabajo es un asqueroso; se atribuye el mérito de todo mi arduo trabajo.

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