单词 | pea weevil |
释义 | > as lemmaspea weevil pea weevil n. (a) any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus (family Bruchidae) whose larvae infest and destroy pea plants, esp. the North American B. pisorum, now found also in southern Europe and Britain; (b) = pea and bean weevil n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Bruchiidae or Lariidae > member of genus Bruchus > bruchus pisi (pea weevil) pea-bug1757 pea beetle1777 pea weevil1796 pea-chafer1882 1796 W. D. Peck Nat. Hist. Cankerworm in Rules & Regulations Mass. Soc. Promoting Agric. 36 How destructive is..the Bruchus Pisi or Pea-Wevil to pease..? Every husbandman can answer. 1882 Garden 8 Apr. 231/2 The common Pea weevil..is very injurious to young Pea and Bean plants. 1931 K. M. Smith Textbk. Agric. Entomol. ix. 135 (heading) Sitona lineata Linn. Pea weevil. 1994 Nature 8 Dec. 509/3 Ephedrine in the diet is toxic to the pea weevil. < as lemmas |
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