WEST INDIAN CANE WEEVIL

Meaning of WEST INDIAN CANE WEEVIL in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized 1st W&I

: a tropical American snout beetle ( Metamasius hemipterus ) that is destructive to sugarcane especially in the West Indies

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WEST — n west; (ir) al west (to go or travel) west; (vento) del west west (wind), westerly (wind)
Interlingua English vocab
INDIAN — adj Indian (1. of or pertaining to India; 2. pertaining to the American Indians); Oceano Indian Indian Ocean
Interlingua English vocab
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
WEST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Middle West South West Africa West Atlantic languages Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Berlin …
Английский словарь Британика
WEEVIL — or snout beetle Any of about 40,000 beetle species in the largest family of beetles, Curculionidae, which is also the …
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INDIAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Indian American Indian languages American Indian religions North American Indian religions South Indian …
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WEST — I. ˈwest adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German westar to the west, Old Norse …
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CANE — I. ˈkān noun ( plural canes or cane ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old …
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WEEVIL — ˈwēvəl sometimes -(ˌ)vil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wivil, wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High …
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WEST — (a.) Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or …
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WEEVIL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved …
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INDIAN — (a.) Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.
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INDIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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CANE — (v. t.) To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
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CANE — (v. t.) To beat with a cane.
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CANE — (n.) A lance or dart made of cane.
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WEST — ( a. ) Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEVIL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and …
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INDIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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INDIAN — ( a. ) Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.
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CANE — ( v. t. ) To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
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WEST — /west/ , n. 1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEEVIL — /wee"veuhl/ , n. 1. Also called snout beetle . any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the …
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INDIAN — /in"dee euhn/ , n. 1. Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American . a member of the aboriginal people …
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CANE — — canelike , adj. — cany , adj. /kayn/ , n. , v. , caned, caning . n. 1. a …
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WEEVIL — n. beetle that has a snout-like projection and feeds on various grains and fruits
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INDIAN — adj. of or pertaining to India, of Indian origin; of or pertaining to Native American Indians, of Native American origin
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INDIAN — n. resident of India, one of Indian origin; member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting North and South America …
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WEST — I. ˈwest adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German westar to the west and probably …
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CANE — I. ˈkān noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cana, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of …
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WEEVIL — noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to …
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INDIAN — -jən or -din noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : a native or inhabitant of India or of the East …
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WEST — adv westward. 2. west ·vi to pass to the west; to set, as the sun. 3. west ·vi to turn …
Webster English vocab
WEEVIL — noun any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved …
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INDIAN — noun a native or inhabitant of india. 2. indian ·adj made of maize or indian corn; as, indian corn, indian …
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CANE — vt to beat with a cane. 2. cane ·noun a lance or dart made of cane. 3. cane ·vt to …
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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
WEST — [west] adv [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG westar to the west and prob. to L vesper evening, Gk hesperos] …
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WEEVIL — [wee.vil] n [ME wevel, fr. OE wifel; akin to OHG wibil beetle, OE wefan to weave] (bef. 12c): any of …
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CANE — [cane] n [ME, fr MF, fr. OProv cana, fr. L canna, fr. Gk kanna, of Sem origin; akin to Ar …
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INDIAN — [In.di.an] n (14c) 1 a: a native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies b: a person of …
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WEEVIL — also called snout beetle true weevil of the insect family Curculionidae. This family is not only the largest family of …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEST — west, West BrE AmE west ▶ ˌ West ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ West ˈ Coast ◂ BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEEVIL — weevil BrE AmE ˈwiːv ə l -ɪl ▷ weevil|s z
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INDIAN — Indian BrE AmE ˈɪnd i‿ən ▷ Indian|s z ▶ ˌ Indian ˈ corn BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Indian ˈ ink …
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CANE — cane, Cane BrE AmE keɪn ▷ caned keɪnd ▷ canes keɪnz ▷ caning ˈkeɪn ɪŋ
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WEST — / west; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb ■ noun [ U , sing. ] ( abbr. W ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEEVIL — / ˈwiːvl; NAmE / noun a small insect with a hard shell, that eats grain, nuts and other seeds and …
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CANE — / keɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the hard hollow stem of some plants, …
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WEST — I. west 1 S1 W2 BrE AmE , West noun [singular, uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ west , …
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WEST
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WEEVIL — wee ‧ vil /ˈwiːv ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wifil ] a small …
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INDIAN — I. In ‧ di ‧ an 1 /ˈɪndiən/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: India ; …
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CANE — I. cane 1 /keɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Old Provençal cana , …
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WEST — n., adj., & adv. --n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes (cardinal …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INDIAN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a native or national of India. b a person of Indian descent. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the hollow jointed stem of giant reeds or grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEST — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes (cardinal …
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 …
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CANE — n. & v. n. 1 a the hollow jointed stem of giant reeds or grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid …
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