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rhynchophore Ent.|ˈrɪŋkəʊfɔə(r)|
[ad. mod.L. Rhynchophora, neut. pl. of rhynchophorus, f. Gr. ῥύγχος snout + -ϕορος bearing: see -a.]
A beetle of the group Rhynchophora, having the head prolonged into a beak or snout; a weevil. (Ogilvie, 1882.) So rhynchophorous |rɪŋˈkɒfərəs| a., belonging to the Rhynchophora.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 386 Rhyncophorous beetles (Curculio). 1855Orr's Circ. Sci., Org. Nat. II. 403 The..Nut-weevil..has the longest rostrum of any British Rhynchophorous Beetle. 1893Scudder (title), Tertiary Rhynchophorous Coleoptera of the United States. |