Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The pea-weevil, Bruchus pisi.

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Examples

  • Here am I between his toes like a pea-bug, and him noiselessly over-reaching me.

    Fantasia of the Unconscious 1907

  • Morning, with rain in the sky, and the forest subtly brooding, and me feeling no bigger than a pea-bug between the roots of my fir.

    Fantasia of the Unconscious 1907

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