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Weevil vs Bruchid - What's the difference?

weevil | bruchid |

As nouns the difference between weevil and bruchid

is that weevil is any of several small herbivorous beetles in the superfamily curculionoidea many of them have a distinctive snout while bruchid is (zoology) any member of the bruchidae.

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

    bruchid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Bruchidae.