ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈriŋkəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Otiorhynchus type genus (from Greek ōtion ear — diminutive of ōt-, ous ear — + New Latin -rhynchus ) + -idae — more at ear
: an extensive family of weevils often regarded as a subfamily of the family Curculionidae in which the mandibles of the pupa have a deciduous process that leaves a scar in the adult