noun
rice plant weevil
A specific weevil species (Echinocnemus squameus) that damages rice plants. The name is usually written in katakana.
イネゾウムシは稲の害虫として知られている。
The rice plant weevil is known as a pest of rice plants.
Compound of 稲 (ine, 'rice plant') + 象虫 (zōmushi, 'weevil'). The exact derivation is straightforward; the katakana spelling is conventional for biological names.