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

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