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Noun: pea weevil  pee'wee-vul
  1. Larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
    "Pea weevils can destroy entire stores of dried peas";
    - Bruchus pisorum

Derived forms: pea weevils

Type of: seed beetle, seed weevil

Part of: Bruchus, genus Bruchus

Encyclopedia: Pea weevil