adzuki bean weevil
A small beetle that infests stored adzuki beans and other legumes; scientific name Callosobruchus chinensis.
The adzuki bean weevil is known as a stored-product pest of adzuki beans.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
Kanji spelling is rare; the insect is normally written in kana.
Compound of 小豆 (azuki, 'adzuki bean') and 象虫 (zōmushi, 'weevil').