Phoenician billbug

Pronunciation
/fuh-NEI-shuhn BILL-bug/
Category
Taxonomy
Singular
Phoenician billbug
Plural
Phoenician billbugs

Definition

A pest of grasses, particularly bermudagrass and zoysiagrass, characterized by a long, slender beak-like snout.

Etymology

From the resemblance to the long-snouted weevils, named for Phoenicia by early entomologists.

Example

The Phoenician billbug was named after the ancient civilization of Phoenicia due to its distinctive beak.

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