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weevil

wee.vil or wee.vil.ly \'we--v*l\ \'we-v-(*-)le-\ n [ME wevel, fr. OE wifel; 
   akin to OHG wibil beetle, OE wefa]n to weave : any of numerous mostly small 
   beetles (group Rhynchophora) having the hea d elongated and usu. curved 
   downward to form a snout bearing the jaws at the tip and including many 
   very injurious esp. as larvae to nuts, fruit, and grain or to living plants 
   - wee.vil.y aj