calandra (kalandra)

[NL.; cf. E. calen der2 (ME. chalaundre, also caladrie ), calandra Europe and northern Africa. The term has been the book-name of the species for centuries. (b) [ cap.] Made by Le on, in 1837, a generic name: a synonym of Melanocorypha. Also Cal and rin a. (c) In the form Calandria, applied by Des Murs to the American mocking-thrushes of the genus Mimus.-2. [ cap.] In entom., a genus of weevils, typical of the family Cal and rid a. Some of the minute species commit great havoc in granaries, in both their larval and their perfect state. They are very numerous, and among them are the well-known IMG:content-2919.png:[blocks in formation] a, corn-weevil ( Calandra granaria ); b, rice-weevil ( Calandra oryza); c, larva; d, pupa. (Small figures show natural sizes.) corn-weevil, C. granaria (Linnæus), and the rice-weevil, C. oryzæ. The gru-gru worm, which destroys palm-trees in South America, is the larva of C. palmarum, and is nearly 2 inches long. The grub is eagerly sought for by the natives, who cook and eat it. This species, with C. sacchari, destroys also the sugar-canes of the West Indies. calandrelle (kal-an-drel'), n. [AF. form, land ride. Also cal android. II. n. A weevil or snout-beetle of the family Cal and ridæ. Cal and ridæ (ka-lan'dri-dē), n. pl. [NL.,