Platystomidae

plural noun

Platy·​stom·​i·​dae

: a family of snout beetles with short beak, trapezoidal prothorax, and flexible palpi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Platystomus, type genus (from platy- + -stomus) + -idae

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