snout-beetle
11Snout 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… …
12Snout (disambiguation) — A snout is the protruding portion of an animal s face.Snout may also refer to: * The snout reflex, in neurology, an abnormal pursing of the lips indicative of brain damage * Snout house, a house that is constructed with an attached front entry… …
13beetle — beetle1 /beet l/, n., v., beetled, beetling. n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings. 2. (loosely) any of various insects resembling the… …
14snout — n. 1 the projecting nose and mouth of an animal. 2 derog. a person s nose. 3 the pointed front of a thing; a nozzle. 4 Brit. sl. tobacco or a cigarette. Phrases and idioms: snout beetle a weevil. Derivatives: snouted adj. (also in comb.).… …
15alfalfa snout beetle — noun : a parthenogenetic wingless Old World weevil (Brachyrhinus ligustici) that attacks clovers, alfalfa, and other legumes and is especially destructive to alfalfa since the larvae feed on the taproot while the adults consume the leaves …
16imbricated snout beetle — noun : a small light colored weevil (Epicaerus imbricatus) destructive to many vegetables and fruits …
17Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma …
18pipe beetle — noun : snout beetle …
19Elephant beetle — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr …
20Rhinoceros beetle — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… …
