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RHYNCHÃ¦NUS

\ɹˈɪnt͡ʃ ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə nˈʌs], \ɹˈɪnt‍ʃ ˌe‍ɪtˈɪldə nˈʌs], \ɹ_ˈɪ_n_tʃ ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ n_ˈʌ_s]\

Definitions of RHYNCHÃ¦NUS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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ring-k[=e]'nus, n. a genus of coleopterous insects, of the family of snout-beetles. [Gr. rhyngchaina, having a large snout.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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