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ˈnut-weevil Ent.
[f. nut n.1 + weevil. Cf. Sw. nötvifvel.]
A small beetle (Balaninus nucum), which deposits its eggs in green hazel- and filbert-nuts.
1802Bingley Anim. Biogr. (1813) III. 134 The Nut Weevil..is produced from the white grub that we often find living in the interior of the hazel nut. 1838Penny Cycl. X. 269/2 Great quantities of filberts are rendered useless by being attacked by the nut-weevil. 1863J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. III. 475 The maggots that are so frequently found in nuts..are the larvæ of the Nut weevil. |