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snout beetle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snout beetle1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snout beetle1
C19: so named because of its long proboscis
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Example Sentences
The insect is a small, brownish-black snout beetle, somewhat less than one-half inch in length.
From Project Gutenberg
This weevil is a small gray or reddish-brown snout-beetle hardly over a quarter of an inch in length.
From Project Gutenberg
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