Definition of Sitophylus

1. Noun. A genus of Bruchidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Sitophylus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Bruchidae, Family Bruchidae
Member holonyms: Black Weevil, Rice Weevil, Sitophylus Oryzae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sitophylus

Sistrurus catenatus
Sistrurus miliaris
Sisymbrium barbarea
Sisymbrium officinale
Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
Sisyphean
Sisyphism
Sisyphus
Sisyphusean
Sisyridae
Sisyrinchium
Sita
Sitka
Sitka spruce
Sitka willow
Sitophylus (current term)
Sitophylus oryzae
Sitotroga
Sitotroga cerealella
Sitsang
Sitta
Sitta canadensis
Sitta carolinensis
Sitta europaea
Sittidae
Sitting Bull
Sitwell
Sitwellian
Sitzfleisch
Sium

Literary usage of Sitophylus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lehrbuch der Militär-hygiene by Karl K. Kirchner (1869)
"... (Sitophylus oryzae, dem Kornkäfer sehr ähnlich, schwarz), keinen dumpfen oder sonst wie üblen Geruch, nicht unreinen oder sauren Geschmack haben und ..."

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