weevillike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a weevil.

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Meanings

adjectiveweevillike (comparative more weevillike, superlative most weevillike)

comparative more weevillike · superlative most weevillike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a weevil.

    The larva at this time is 0.3 mm in length and quite different in form from the two preceding stages, being almost globular, markedly weevillike, and with the segmentation distinct.

    1932, Technical Bulletin, number 319, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 29
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    He came to in the ambulance and smiled encouragement at Doc Daneeka's weevillike, glum and overshadowed countenance for the dizzy second or two he had before everything went rose-petal pink again and then turned really black […]

    1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Origin

From weevil + -like.

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APA

weevillike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weevillike

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“weevillike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weevillike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weevillike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weevillike.

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