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rhyncophoran definition

rhyn·copho·ran (riŋ käf′ə rən)

noun

any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout

Etymology: < ModL Rhyncophora < Gr rhynchos, snout + -phoros, bearer (see -phore) + -an

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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