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Brentidae
plural noun
Bren·ti·dae
\ˈbrentəˌdē\
Definition of Brentidae
: a family (type genus Brentus) of chiefly tropical wood-boring weevils having slender bodies, antennae that are not elbowed, and females with the beak very long and continuing the long axis of the body
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Origin and Etymology of brentidae
New Latin, from Brentus, type genus + -idae
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