Curculio
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See also: curculio
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin curculiō (“weevil”).
Proper noun
Curculio m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – acorn weevils or nut weevils.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Curculionoidea – superfamily, Curculionidae – family; Curculioninae - subfamily; Curculionini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Curculio nucum - type species; for other species see
Curculio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Curculio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Curculio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Curculio on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Curculio at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Curculio at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Latin
Etymology
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Proper noun
Curcūliō m sg (genitive Curcūliōnis); third declension
- a male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Curcūliō |
| genitive | Curcūliōnis |
| dative | Curcūliōnī |
| accusative | Curcūliōnem |
| ablative | Curcūliōne |
| vocative | Curcūliō |