Bostrychidae
plural noun
Bos·trych·i·dae
bäˈstrikəˌdē
: a family of small cylindrical beetles having a hoodlike thorax and boring both as larvae and adults in wood, stored products, and lead cables
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Bostrychus, type genus (from Greek bostrychos curl—or, a winged insect) + -idae