snout beetle
noun
Origin of snout beetle
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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How to use snout beetle in a sentence
The insect is a small, brownish-black snout beetle, somewhat less than one-half inch in length.
The Pecan and its Culture | H. Harold HumeThis weevil is a small gray or reddish-brown snout-beetle hardly over a quarter of an inch in length.
Agriculture for Beginners | Charles William Burkett
British Dictionary definitions for snout beetle
snout beetle
noun
another name for weevil (def. 1)
Origin of snout beetle
1C19: so named because of its long proboscis
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