Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Coleoptera, represented by the peaweevils.
- noun [lowercase] A member of this genus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Bruchidae
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Examples
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Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.
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He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
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He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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There shall the fire devour thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, it shall devour thee like the bruchus: assemble together like the bruchus, make thyself many like the locust.
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That you shall eat: as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophimachus, and the locust, every, one according to their kind.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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There shall the fire devour thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, it shall devour thee like the bruchus: assemble together like the bruchus, make thyself many like the locust.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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And I will restore to you the years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm hath eaten; my great host which I sent upon you.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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And I will restore to you the years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm hath eaten; my great host which I sent upon you.
bilby commented on the word bruchus
Ambassador Peaweevil is expecting you at noon, sir.
March 28, 2016