| 单词 | palm weevil |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalm weevil palm weevil n. any of various large tropical weevils of the genus Rhynchophorus, esp. R. ferrugineus, whose larvae bore into the wood of coconut and toddy palms. ΚΠ 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1816) I. x. 300 The grub of the palm-weevil (Calandra Palmarum), which is the size of the thumb, has long been in request in both the Indies. 1952 Q. Rev. Biol. 27 440/1 Beetle grubs like lamellicorns, longicorns, and palm weevils. 1994 Equinox Aug. 65/1 His native Campa helpers would retrieve the palm weevils that flew into the net and..masticate them on the spot. < as lemmas |
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