snout beetle

American  

noun

1. weevil.

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snout beetle British  

noun

1. another name for weevil

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Etymology

Origin of snout beetle

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

He also controls predation from the plum curculio, a snout beetle that’s a major pest of many fruits, not just plums.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2017

One of these, the butternut snout beetle or curculio, attacks both the butternut and the Japanese walnut.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The insect is a small, brownish-black snout beetle, somewhat less than one-half inch in length.

From The Pecan and its Culture by Hume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold)

Further examination around the buds may reveal a small snout beetle, which is the cause of the injury, it being about one-tenth inch long and marked with two dark spots on each wing cover.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

It is a small, hard-shelled, rough-backed snout beetle.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association