Pronunciation: ' bil- ˌ b ə g
Function: noun
Etymology: 1 bill + bug
Date: 1861
: any of various weevils (as of the genus Sphenophorus ) having larvae that eat the roots of cereal and other grasses
Pronunciation: ' bil- ˌ b ə g
Function: noun
Etymology: 1 bill + bug
Date: 1861
: any of various weevils (as of the genus Sphenophorus ) having larvae that eat the roots of cereal and other grasses
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012