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SNOUT BEETLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does snout beetle mean?

• SNOUT BEETLE (noun)
The noun SNOUT BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts

Familiarity information: SNOUT BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SNOUT BEETLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("snout beetle" is a kind of...):

weevil (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)

Holonyms ("snout beetle" is a member of...):

Curculionidae; family Curculionidae (true weevils: snout beetles)

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