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Definition: Anthonomus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Weevils destructive of cultivated plants.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Anthonomus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1976. (references)

Common Expressions: Anthonomus

Expressions Definition
Anthonomus grandis Greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Anthonomus Weevils destructive of cultivated plants. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Anthonomus

Anthonomus

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Anthonomus grandis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Anthonomus
Germar, 1817

Anthonomus is a genus of weevils. One of the most common species is the Boll weevil.

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Synonym: Anthonomus
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 genus Anthonomus.
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