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snout beetle
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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 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
Word Origin for snout beetle
C19: so named because of its long proboscis
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