rhyncophoran

rhyncophoran
rhyncophoran [riŋ käf′ə rən]
n.
[< ModL Rhyncophora < Gr rhynchos, snout + -phoros, bearer (see -PHORE) + -AN]
any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout

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  • rhyncophoran — [riŋ käf′ə rən] n. 〚< ModL Rhyncophora < Gr rhynchos, snout + phoros, bearer (see PHORE) + AN〛 any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout * * * …   Universalium

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