trogositid

trogositid, n. and a. Entom.

(trəʊgəʊˈsaɪtɪd)

[ad. mod.L. Trōgosītidæ, f. Trōgosīta, name of the typical genus, f. Gr. τρώγειν to gnaw + σῖτος grain.]

a. n. A clavicorn beetle of the family Trogositidæ. b. adj. Belonging to the Trogositidæ. So trogositoid (trəʊgəʊˈsaɪtɔɪd) a., allied to the Trogositidæ.

in Funk's Stand. Dict.