wheat weevil

noun

A common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.

Similar
grain weevilgranary weevilpope
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Meanings

nounwheat weevil (plural wheat weevils)

plural wheat weevils

  1. A common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.

    Synonyms: grain weevil, granary weevil, pope

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.

Similar
grain weevilgranary weevilpope
Also see
grain weevilgranary weevil

Translations

Danish kornbille
  • kornbillespecies of weevils
Dutch graanklander, graankalander
  • graanklanderspecies of weevils
  • graankalanderspecies of weevils
Esperanto kalandrao
  • kalandraospecies of weevils
Estonian terakärsakas
  • terakärsakasspecies of weevils
Finnish jyväkärsäkäs
  • jyväkärsäkässpecies of weevils
French calandre des grains, charançon des grains
  • calandre des grainsspecies of weevils
  • charançon des grainsspecies of weevils
German gemeiner Kornkäfer, Kornkrebs
  • gemeiner Kornkäferspecies of weevils
  • Kornkrebsspecies of weevils
Hindi घुन
  • घुन (ghun)species of weevils
Italian calandra del grano, punteruolo del grano
  • calandra del granospecies of weevils
  • punteruolo del granospecies of weevils
Norwegian Bokmål kornsnutebille
  • kornsnutebillespecies of weevils
Polish wołek zbożowy
  • wołek zbożowyspecies of weevils
Portuguese gorgulho-do-trigo
  • gorgulho-do-trigospecies of weevils
Russian долгоно́сик амба́рный обыкнове́нный, зерново́й сло́ник
  • долгоно́сик амба́рный обыкнове́нный (dolgonósik ambárnyj obyknovénnyj)species of weevils
  • зерново́й сло́ник (zernovój slónik)species of weevils
Spanish gorgojo de los granos
  • gorgojo de los granosspecies of weevils
Swedish kornvivel
  • kornvivelspecies of weevils
Turkish buğday biti
  • buğday bitispecies of weevils
Cite this entry
APA

wheat weevil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20weevil

MLA

“wheat weevil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20weevil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheat weevil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20weevil.

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