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| 1. | Also called snout beetle. any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the head prolonged into a snout and which are destructive to nuts, grain, fruit, etc. |
| 2. | any of numerous related beetles. |
| snout beetle n. A weevil of the family Curculionidae, having the front of the head elongated to form a snout. Also called curculio. |