n.
Pronunciation: ' w ē -v ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to weave
Date: before 12th century
: any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or less distinct snout and which include many that are destructive especially as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants especially : any of a family (Curculionidae) having a well-developed snout curved downward with the jaws at the tip and clubbed usually elbowed antennae
– wee · vily or wee · vil · ly \ ' w ē v-l ē , ' w ē -v ə -l ē \ adjective
weevil