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snout beetle

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noun
weevil (def. 1).
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Origin of snout beetle

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby snout beetle

snotnosed, snot-rag, snotter, snotty, snout, snout beetle, snow, snow apple, snowball, snowball bush, snowball tree
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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 Hume

  • This 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)

Word Origin for snout beetle

C19: so named because of its long proboscis
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