1. a type of weevil (beetle) that damages fruit and nuts by boring into them
Usage: entomology

Examples

• The curculio larvae destroyed half of the apple crop this season.
• Farmers use traps to monitor curculio populations in their orchards.
• The plum curculio is a major pest of stone fruits.
• Entomologists studied the curculio’s feeding patterns on acorns.
• The distinctive snout of the curculio helps it bore into fruit.
• Organic growers struggle to control curculio without pesticides.