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Acanthoscelides

noun
Acan·​tho·​scel·​i·​des | \ əˌkan(t)thəˈseləˌdēz\

Definition of Acanthoscelides

: a genus of weevils (family Bruchidae) native to America but of cosmopolitan distribution and including the destructive bean weevil

First Known Use of Acanthoscelides

1937, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acanthoscelides

New Latin, from acanth- + Greek skelos leg + -ides (plural of -id-, -is, patronymic suffix)

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