Brentidae

plural noun

Bren·​ti·​dae

ˈbrentəˌdē

: a family (type genus Brentus) of chiefly tropical wood-boring weevils having slender bodies, antennae that are not elbowed, and females with the beak very long and continuing the long axis of the body

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Brentus, type genus + -idae

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