RICE WEEVIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice

Synonyms:

black weevil; rice weevil; Sitophylus oryzae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("rice weevil" is a kind of...):

weevil (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)

Holonyms ("rice weevil" is a member of...):

genus Sitophylus; Sitophylus (a genus of Bruchidae)