Otiorhynchidae
plural noun
Oti·o·rhyn·chi·dae
: an extensive family of weevils often regarded as a subfamily of the family Curculionidae in which the mandibles of the pupa have a deciduous process that leaves a scar in the adult
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Otiorhynchus type genus (from Greek ōtion ear—diminutive of ōt-, ous ear—+ New Latin -rhynchus) + -idae