象鼻虫

象鼻蟲

xiàngbíchóng

noun #32,850

Measure Word

一只象鼻虫 zhī

Meanings

1 weevil; snout beetle

Characters

Examples

象鼻虫是棉花的主要害虫。

Xiàngbíchóng shì miánhuā de zhǔyào hàichóng.

The weevil is a major pest of cotton.

粮仓里发现了象鼻虫。

Liángcāng lǐ fāxiàn le xiàngbíchóng.

Weevils were found in the granary.

Tips

memory

Literally 'elephant-nose bug' — 象 ('elephant') + 鼻 ('nose') + 虫 ('bug') — for the long curved snout (rostrum) that gives weevils their family name Curculionidae. A more transparent name than English 'weevil'.

Stroke Order

象 xiàng

鼻 bí

虫 chóng