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larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant

1. : a small weevil (Bruchus pisorum) that destroys peas by eating out the interior

2. : a European weevil (Sitona lineatus) that feeds on the leaves of peas

a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.

[1835-45, Amer.]