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Egyptian alfalfa weevil

noun

Definition of EGYPTIAN ALFALFA WEEVIL

:  an Old World weevil (Hypera brunneipennis) that is now a pest of alfalfa in western North America
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First Known Use of EGYPTIAN ALFALFA WEEVIL

1943

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