Cur-cu'li-o, n.

n. [Lat., a corn-worm, weevil.] (En-tom.) (a.) A family of beetles, called also weevils, of which there are many genera. (b.) A genus in this family.

The species have a beak-shaped mouth, and are destructive to fruit, grain, &c. The Sitophilus granaria attacks wheat; S. oryzæ, rice, corn, &c. Conotrachelus nenuphar is the plum-weevil.