ALFALFA WEEVIL

Meaning of ALFALFA WEEVIL in English

Function: noun

Date: 1912

: a small dark brown European weevil ( Hypera postica ) that is now a widespread pest of alfalfa in No. America

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

ALFALFA WEEVIL — noun Date: 1912 a small dark brown European weevil ( Hypera postica ) that is now a widespread pest of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALFALFA WEEVIL — noun : a small dark-brown European weevil ( Hypera postica ) now widely established in No. America having a yellowish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALFALFA WEEVIL — a European weevil, Hypera postica, now also widely distributed in North America, that is an important pest, primarily of alfalfa, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALFALFA WEEVIL — Date: 1912 : a small dark brown European weevil ( Hypera postica ) that is now a widespread pest of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALFALFA WEEVIL — [alfalfa weevil] n (1912): a small dark brown European weevil (Hypera postica) that is now a widespread pest of alfalfa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALFALFA WEEVIL — also called Clover Leaf Weevil (Hypera postica), insect pest of the family Curculionidae (order Coleoptera). The adult is dark brown …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEEVIL — gran-scarabé
English interlingue dictionary
WEEVIL — bukbuk
English-Visayan vocabulary
WEEVIL — noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALFALFA — noun Etymology: Spanish, modification of Arabic dialect al-faṣfaṣa the ~ Date: 1845 a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant ( Medicago sativa …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEEVIL — or snout beetle Any of about 40,000 beetle species in the largest family of beetles, Curculionidae, which is also the …
Английский словарь Британика
ALFALFA — Perennial, clover -like legume ( Medicago sativa ). It is widely grown primarily for hay, pasturage, and silage. It is …
Английский словарь Британика
WEEVIL — ˈwēvəl sometimes -(ˌ)vil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wivil, wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALFALFA — alˈfalfə, attrib (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, modification of Arabic dialect (Spain) al-faṣfaṣah the alfalfa, alteration of al-fiṣfiṣah …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEEVIL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved …
Английский словарь Webster
ALFALFA — (n.) The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
WEEVIL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALFALFA — ( n. ) The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEVIL — /wee"veuhl/ , n. 1. Also called snout beetle . any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALFALFA — /al fal"feuh/ , n. a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEVIL — n. beetle that has a snout-like projection and feeds on various grains and fruits
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALFALFA — n. leguminous plant grown to feed livestock, lucern
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEEVIL — noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALFALFA — noun Etymology: Spanish, modification of Arabic dialect al-faṣfaṣa the alfalfa Date: 1845 : a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant ( Medicago …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEEVIL — noun any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved …
Webster English vocab
ALFALFA — noun the lucern (medicago sativa); so called in california, texas, ·etc.
Webster English vocab
WEEVIL — [ 'wi:v(ə)l , 'wi:vɪl ] ■ noun a small beetle with an elongated snout, several kinds of which are pests …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALFALFA — [ al'falfə ] ■ noun a leguminous plant with clover-like leaves and bluish flowers, native to SW Asia and grown …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEEVIL — [wee.vil] n [ME wevel, fr. OE wifel; akin to OHG wibil beetle, OE wefan to weave] (bef. 12c): any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALFALFA — [al.fal.fa] n [Sp, modif. of Ar dial. al-fasfasah the alfalfa] (1845): a deep-rooted European leguminous plant (Medicago sativa) widely grown …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEEVIL — also called snout beetle true weevil of the insect family Curculionidae. This family is not only the largest family of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALFALFA — also called lucerne, or purple medic (Medicago sativa) perennial, clover-like, leguminous plant of the pea family (Fabaceae), known for its …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEEVIL — weevil BrE AmE ˈwiːv ə l -ɪl ▷ weevil|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALFALFA — alfalfa BrE AmE æl ˈfælf ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEEVIL — / ˈwiːvl; NAmE / noun a small insect with a hard shell, that eats grain, nuts and other seeds and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALFALFA — / ælˈfælfə; NAmE / noun [ U ] a plant with small divided leaves and purple flowers, grown as food …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEEVIL — wee ‧ vil /ˈwiːv ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wifil ] a small …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALFALFA — al ‧ fal ‧ fa /ælˈfælfə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: Arabic al-fasfasah …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEEVIL — n. 1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALFALFA — n. a leguminous plant, Medicago sativa, with clover-like leaves and flowers used for fodder. Also called LUCERNE. [Sp. f. Arab. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEEVIL — n. 1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALFALFA — n. a leguminous plant, Medicago sativa, with clover-like leaves and flowers used for fodder. Also called LUCERNE. [ Sp. f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEEVIL — n.1 any destructive beetle of the family Curculionidae, with its head extended into a beak or rostrum and feeding esp. …
Oxford English vocab
ALFALFA — n. a leguminous plant, Medicago sativa, with clover-like leaves and flowers used for fodder. Also called LUCERNE. Etymology: Sp. f. …
Oxford English vocab
WEEVIL — ( weevils) A weevil is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALFALFA — Alfalfa is a plant that is used for feeding farm animals. The shoots that develop from its seeds are sometimes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEEVIL — (~s) A ~ is a small insect which feeds on grain and seeds, and destroys crops. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALFALFA — Alfalfa is a plant that is used for feeding farm animals. The shoots that develop from its seeds are sometimes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEEVIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES boll weevil EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was the weevil in the fruit, according to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALFALFA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Beavers were making new dams in alfalfa fields. ▪ First he forbade the irrigation of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEEVIL — [noun] [C] - any of various beetles which destroy crops such as grains and cotton
Cambridge English vocab
ALFALFA — [noun] [U] - a plant grown as food for esp. farm animals, or used (before it is completely developed) in …
Cambridge English vocab
WEEVIL — n. or snout beetle Any of about 40,000 beetle species in the largest family of beetles, Curculionidae, which is also …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALFALFA — n. Perennial, clover -like legume ( Medicago sativa ). It is widely grown primarily for hay, pasturage, and silage. It …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALFALFA — Classification: County Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 6105 Total Housing Units (2000): 2832 Land Area (square meters): 2244611876 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WEEVIL — n. an alfalfa; boll ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WEEVIL — сущ.; зоол. долгоносик n зоол. долгоносик weevil зоол. долгоносик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALFALFA — сущ.; бот. люцерна Syn : lucerne (ботаника) люцерна (Medicago sativa) - * huller (сельскохозяйственное) люцерновая терка alfalfa бот. люцерна
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEEVIL — Долгоносик
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ALFALFA — Люцерна
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ALFALFA — n бот. люцерна ( Medicago sativa ) alfalfa huller - с.-х. люцерновая тёрка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALFALFA — n бот. люцерна ( Medicago sativa ) alfalfa huller - с.-х. люцерновая тёрка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEEVIL — долгоносик, слоник; pl долгоносики, слоники (Curculionidae) - acorn weevil - alder-tree weevil - almond blossom weevil - anthribid weevils - apple blossom weevil - apple bud …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ALFALFA — люцерна (Medicago) - sickle alfalfa - tree alfalfa
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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