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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURCULIO

From Latin: grain weevil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CURCULIO

curculio  [kɜːˈkjuːlɪˌəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURCULIO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curculio is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURCULIO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

curculio

Curculio

Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae, including about 30 species worldwide. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories. The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her eggs, which then hatch into legless grubs. In the fall, the grubs bore holes through the shells from the inside to emerge into the soil where they may live for a year or two before maturing into adults.

Definition of curculio in the English dictionary

The definition of curculio in the dictionary is any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar, a pest of fruit trees.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURCULIO


adagio
əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ
audio
ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ
billyo
ˈbɪlɪˌəʊ
billyoh
ˈbɪlɪˌəʊ
Borneo
ˈbɔːnɪˌəʊ
cameo
ˈkæmɪˌəʊ
fabliau
ˈfæblɪˌəʊ
imbroglio
ɪmˈbrəʊlɪˌəʊ
intaglio
ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌəʊ
olio
ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ
patio
ˈpætɪˌəʊ
pistachio
pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
punctilio
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪˌəʊ
ratio
ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ
rodeo
ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ
scenario
sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ
Scorpio
ˈskɔːpɪˌəʊ
seraglio
sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ
studio
ˈstjuːdɪˌəʊ
video
ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURCULIO

curb weight
curbable
curber
curbing
curbless
curbside
curbstone
curbstone broker
curch
curchef
curcuma
curcumin
curd
curd cheese
curd tart
curdiness
curdle
curdle someone´s blood
curdler
curds

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURCULIO

Badoglio
Clio
folio
investment portfolio
Minister without portfolio
papilio
polio
portfolio
pulvilio
rosolio
Serlio
Vitruvius Pollio

Synonyms and antonyms of curculio in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «curculio» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURCULIO

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Translator English - Chinese

象鼻虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

curculio
570 millions of speakers

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curculio
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

curculio
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

curculio
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Curculio
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curculio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

curch
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

charançon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

curculio
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シギゾウムシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

curculio
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

curculio
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

curch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वक्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Curculio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Curculio
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Curculio
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Curculio
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

curculio
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Curculio
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

curculio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

curculio
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curculio

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURCULIO»

The term «curculio» is regularly used and occupies the 100.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURCULIO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «curculio» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «curculio» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curculio

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURCULIO»

Discover the use of curculio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curculio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Casina - The Casket Comedy - Curculio - Epidicus - The Two ...
Twenty-one plays by Plautus have survived (one is incomplete). The basis of all is a free translation from comedies by such writers as Menander, Diphilus, and Philemon.
‎1988
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Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes for Michigan Tree Fruit ...
CHAPTER 4 LABORATORY AND FIELD EVALUATIONS OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS EFFICACY AGAINST ADULT PLUM CURCULIO 1. Introduction Plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst), is a serious pest of tree fruits in ...
Renee Jean Pereault, 2008
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Growing cherries east of the Rocky Mountains
Plum Curculio The plum curculio is a small beetle that hibernates in trash in the orchard or near it. Early in spring, PN-2964 Figure 21. — Cherry leaves curled by the cherry aphid. Do not use azinphosmethyl or parathion in lone plantings; they  ...
United States. Agricultural Research Service, 1977
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Curculionoidea II
superfamily Curculionoidea, nomina dubia Curculio acephalus Marsham, 1802: 271 E: GB Curculio acutus Gmelin, 1790: 1773 E: "Europa" Curculio aelothorax Herbst, 1797: 25 "Patria ignota" Curculio perspicax Olivier, 1807: 342 Curculio ...
Ivan Löbl, Ales Smetana, 2013
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Integrated Pest Management: Volume 1: Innovation-Development ...
times more preferred by plum curculio than the other seven fruit tree species: apple, Malus domestica Borkh., pear, Pyrus communis (L.), peach, P. persica (L.), apricot, P. armeniaca L., tart cherry, P. cerasus L., sweet cherry, P. avium (L.), ...
Rajinder Peshin, A. K. Dhawan, 2009
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The Clover Root Curculio
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Vernon Leroy Wildermuth, 2010
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The Mask of the Parasite: A Pathology of Roman Patronage
Disappointed by the Carian sodalis, Curculio had taken himself off to the forum, where he saw a miles (suitable prey) and approached him (337-38). The miles, for his part, was looking for a man to do a job in Epidaurus: he wanted someone to ...
Cynthia Damon, 1997
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A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
The grey Curculio, with three striae on the thorax, and 6. The black Curculio, with the snoUt of the 7. The oblong, grey 'Curculio, with obtuse wings. 8. The grey, oblong CurCulio, with red legs. 9. The oblong, grey, and black Curculio, with the  ...
John Hill, 1752
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An History of Animals
The grey Curculio, with three strias on the thorax, and with the snout shorter than the thorax. 6. The black Curculio, with the snout of the length of the thorax. 7. The oblong, grey Curculio, with obtuse wings. 8. The grey, oblong Curculio, with red ...
John Hill, 1752
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A General Natural History Or New and Accurate Description of ...
The grey Curculio, with 'three strim on the thorax, and with the, snout shorter than the thorax. 6. The black Curculio,. with the snout of the length of the thorax. 7. The oblong, grey Curculio, withobtuse wings. 8. The grey, oblong Curculio, with ...
John Hill, 1752

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURCULIO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curculio is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gardening Tips: Growing peaches
Insect pests include plum curculio, oriental fruit moth, and peach tree borer, of which peach tree borer is the most damaging. The insect bores ... «Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Garden roses demand diligence
Also a night feeder is the rose curculio, a 1/4-inch reddish-black long-snouted weevil that prefers white and yellow roses and punches multiple ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
3
Juneberries, Nanking cherries now ripe and abundant
Here, apple has many problems, including plum curculio, apple maggot, cedar-apple rust and black rot. But other sites are more friendly to ... «Almanac Weekly, Jun 15»
4
Growing appetizing apples: It's in the bag
Apple growers in Minnesota must combat a host of pests intent on ruining fruit, including apple curculio and coddling moth. The biggest enemy ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015
Adult apple curculio numbers and oviposition have declined. Rose chafer adults are moving into plantings now. These can be severe ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
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Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015
Plum curculio and tarnished plant bugs continue to be a concern. Sweet cherries are ... Plum curculio egglaying activity should be decreasing. «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
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Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 9, 2015
... many growers are protecting these fruits from plum curculio. ... excellent efficacy on plum curculio, and because these materials are systemic, ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
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Southwest Michigan regional fruit report – June 9, 2015
Plum curculio and tarnished plant bugs continue to be a concern. Sweet cherries are ... Plum curculio egglaying activity should be decreasing. «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
9
Northwest Michigan grape and saskatoon regional report – June 2 …
Curculio adults are now laying eggs, producing very characteristically-shaped scars on the fruit. There has also been some foliar and fruit injury ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
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Posted on June 2, 2015 by Brad Baughman, Mark Longstroth and …
New plum curculio egglaying scars were found last week, but were generally scarce this past week. Tarnished plant bug continues to be a ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»

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