Platystomidae
plural noun
Platy·stom·i·dae
Definition of Platystomidae
: a family of snout beetles with short beak, trapezoidal prothorax, and flexible palpi
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Origin and Etymology of platystomidae
New Latin, from Platystomus, type genus (from platy- + -stomus) + -idae
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