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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The cosmopolitan beetle, Calandra oryzæ, which feeds on rice and other stored grains in all parts of the world. It is an especial pest in the corn-cribs of the southern United States, and in the rice-granaries of India. See cut under
Calandra . - noun Same as
water-weevil .
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