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Curculio
Cur-cu′li-o
(k?r-r?′l?-?)
, Noun.
pl.
Curculios
(-[GREEK]z)
. [L., a grain weevil.]
(Zool.)
One of a large group of beetles (
Rhynchophora
) of many genera; – called also weevils
, snout beetles
, billbeetles
, and billbugs
. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc. Definition 2024
Curculio
Curculio
See also: curculio
Latin
Proper noun
Curcūliō m (genitive Curcūliōnis); third declension
- A male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus.
curculio
curculio
See also: Curculio
Latin
Alternative forms
- gurgulio (Post Classical)
Noun
curculiō f (genitive curculiōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | curculiō | curculiōnēs |
| genitive | curculiōnis | curculiōnum |
| dative | curculiōnī | curculiōnibus |
| accusative | curculiōnem | curculiōnēs |
| ablative | curculiōne | curculiōnibus |
| vocative | curculiō | curculiōnēs |
Descendants
- Italian: curculione, gorgoglione
- Portuguese: gorgulho
- Spanish: gorgojo
References
- curculio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- CURCULIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “curculio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- curculio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers