rhynchophore

rhynchophore

(ˈrɪŋkəˌfɔː)
n
(Animals) a member of the Rhynchophora, a former name for the superfamily of beetles (Curculionoidea) that comprises the weevils and bark beetles
[C19: New Latin rhyncophora, from Greek rhunkhos a snout + -phoros bearing]
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