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seed beetle

DEFINITIONS OF: seed beetle

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n a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes

Synonyms:
seed weevil
Types:
Bruchus pisorum, pea weevil
larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
Acanthoscelides obtectus, bean weevil
larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
Type of:
weevil
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
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