Calandra

noun

Ca·​lan·​dra

kəˈlandrə

in some classifications

: a genus of weevils (family Curculionidae) equivalent to Calendra or to Sitophilus of other classifications and sometimes made the type of a separate family

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from French calandre weevil

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