Billbug: alternatives and connections

That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.

That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.

A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals,…

A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- cal…

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In Amer…

Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…

A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.

Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many…

Pertaining to the Curculionideae, or weevil tribe.

of Curculio

A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend fruit trees and ea…

A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel gu…

A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for th…

One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Euro…