Rhynchophora

plural noun

Rhyn·​choph·​o·​ra

riŋˈkäfərə

: a large and economically important group of beetles consisting of the weevils that usually have the head more or less prolonged in front to form a snout

rhynchophoran

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗rən

adjective or noun

rhynchophore

ˈriŋkəˌfō(ə)r

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhynch- + -phora

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