charançon
French
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]charançon m (plural charançons)
Usage notes
[edit]As with the translation of many animals from French to English, charançon is not always a one-to-one translation to English weevil. There are differences depending on the individual species. See charançon on the French Wikipedia for individual species.
Derived terms
[edit]- charançon de la tige du chou
- charançon de la tige du colza
- charançon des feuilles de trèfle
- charançon des silique du colza
- charançon du bananier
- charançon du blé
- charançon du bourgeon terminal
- charançon du coton
- charançon du pin blanc
- charançon du pois
- charançon du riz
- charançon gallicole du chou
- charançon rouge des palmiers
- grand charançon du pin
Further reading
[edit]- “charançon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.