Definition of Bostrychidae
:a family of small cylindrical beetles having a hoodlike thorax and boring both as larvae and adults in wood, stored products, and lead cables
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Bostrychidae
plural noun
Bos·trych·i·dae
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bäˈstrikəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of bostrychidae
New Latin, from Bostrychus, type genus (from Greek bostrychos curl—or, a winged insect) + -idae
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