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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

insect go
small air-breathing arthropod

beetle go
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

weevil
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products

noun.animal

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snout beetle go
small weevil having a prolonged snout
boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis go
greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
darkling beetle, darkling groung beetle, tenebrionid go
sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
seed beetle, seed weevil go
a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes
rice weevil, black weevil, Sitophylus oryzae go
brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice