As nouns the difference between weevil and coleopteran
is that weevil is any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily curculionoidea many of them have a distinctive snout while coleopteran is any insect of the order coleoptera ; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies.
weevil
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily Curculionoidea. Many of them have a distinctive snout.
Any of several small herbivorous beetles in the family Curculionidae belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea .
Any of several similar but more distantly related beetles such as the biscuit weevil.
Synonyms
* snout beetle, true weevil
Derived terms
* apple blossom weevil
* bean weevil
* biscuit weevil
* giraffe weevil
* grain weevil, granary weevil
* maize weevil
* pine weevil
* true weevil
* wheat weevil
coleopteran
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any insect of the order Coleoptera ; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies