snout beetle

noun

A weevil; specifically, a true weevil ("beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae")

Meanings

nounsnout beetle (plural snout beetles)

plural snout beetles

  1. A weevil; specifically, a true weevil ("beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae")

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Translations

Dutch snuitkever
  • snuitkevera weevil
Finnish kärsäkäs
  • kärsäkäsa weevil
German Rüsselkäfer
  • Rüsselkäfera weevil
Polish ryjkowiec, słonik
  • ryjkowieca weevil
  • słonika weevil
Russian долгоно́сик
  • долгоно́сик (dolgonósik)a weevil
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Chicago

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