Crop-destroying beetle Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BEETLE (verb)
1. be suspended over or hang over
2. beat with a beetle
BEETLE (noun)
1. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
2. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
BEETLE (adjective)
1. jutting or overhanging

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