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flying weevil Obs. 
a small flying insect, Phytophaga destructor, whose larvae does much damage to wheat crops.
See also: Hessian fly
- 1788 (1789) The Hessian Fly, or, as is more generally called, the Flying Weevil, was first observed in the Southern Provinces about 50 years ago. . . .
- 1788 (1789) The Hessian Fly, or, as is more generally called, the Flying Weevil, was first observed in the Southern Provinces about 50 years ago. . . .