Cleonus
noun
Cle·o·nus
klēˈōnəs
: a genus of Old World weevils (family Curculionidae) including one (Cleonus punctiventris) that is a destructive pest of sugar beet, the adults feeding on the leaves and the larvae on the roots
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin Cleon, a proper name (from Greek Kleōn) + New Latin -us