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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of rhynchophorous coleopters or weevils, of the family Bruchidæ, differing from
Bruchus by having the fore coxæ separated by the prosternum. C. arthriticus is a species of the southern United States, infesting the palmetto.
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