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ˈwiːv(ə)l,
ˈwiːvɪl/
n.
a small beetle with an elongated snout, several kinds of which are pests of crops or stored foodstuffs.
[Curculionidae and other families: many species.]
Derivative
Etymology
OE wifel ‘beetle’, from a Gmc base meaning ‘move briskly’.
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