weevil

Japanese: weevil
weevil

...However, in addition to the Curculionidae, the families Homonidae, Abelidae, and Trichosanthes are all commonly referred to as weevils, as they all have a long, thin head that protrudes forward in front of the eyes to form a proboscis. The name "weevil" comes from the likeness of the proboscis to an elephant's trunk, and the English name for the Curculionidae is snout beetle (also known as weevil). There are approximately 60,000 known species of weevils in the world, making them one of the largest groups in the animal kingdom. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "weevil" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,ゾウムシ科のほかヒゲナガゾウムシ科,オトシブミ科,ミツギリゾウムシ科などは,いずれも頭部が眼の前方で細長く前方へ突出して口吻(こうふん)をなしているため,これらを含めて俗にゾウムシと呼ぶことがある。ゾウムシの名は口吻をゾウの鼻に見たててつけられたもので,ゾウムシ科の英名もsnout beetleとつけられている(そのほかweevilとも呼ばれる)。ゾウムシ類は世界から約6万種が知られ,動物界ではもっとも大きなグループの一つである。…

※「weevil」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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