snout beetle
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Snout beetle — Snout Snout (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. {Snite}, {Snot}, {Snuff}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snout beetle — ☆ snout beetle n. WEEVIL … English World dictionary
snout beetle — snout′ bee tle n. ent weevil • Etymology: 1860–65, amer … From formal English to slang
snout beetle — /ˈsnaʊt bitl/ (say snowt beetl) noun a weevil (def. 1) having a protruding snout or rostrum …
snout beetle — noun small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts • Hypernyms: ↑weevil • Member Holonyms: ↑Curculionidae, ↑family Curculionidae … Useful english dictionary
snout beetle — noun Date: 1781 weevil … New Collegiate Dictionary
snout beetle — weevil (def. 1). [1860 65, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
snout beetle — noun North American term for weevil … English new terms dictionary
Snout — (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. {Snite}, {Snot}, {Snuff}.] 1. The long,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snout moth — Snout Snout (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. {Snite}, {Snot}, {Snuff}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
