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Definition of Anthonomus
1. Noun. Weevils destructive of cultivated plants.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Curculionidae, Family Curculionidae
Member holonyms: Anthonomus Grandis, Boll Weevil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthonomus
Literary usage of Anthonomus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1905)
"anthonomus pomorum, Linn. In Worcestershire this very destructive beetle has
re-appeared in large numbers, after a period of comparatively lean years. ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario, Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871) (1889)
"anthonomus suturalis attacks the cranberry, laying its eggs in the bud, ...
anthonomus sycophanta was bred from the galls of a sawfly on willow. ..."
3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1870)
"at St. Germain, on blackthorn. RYE (Ent. Mo. Mag. vi. pp. 87 & 88) refers to the
species of anthonomus reputed to be British in des ..."
4. Journal of Economic Entomology by Entomological Society of America, American Association of Economic Entomologists (1911)
"It was at once recognized as a species of anthonomus distinct from the boll-weevil,
but exceedingly like it to all appearances except in size. ..."
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