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clavicorn
[ klav-i-kawrn ]
adjective
- having club-shaped antennae, as many beetles of the group Clavicornia.
- belonging or pertaining to the group Clavicornia.
noun
- a clavicorn beetle.
clavicorn
/ ˈæɪˌɔː /
noun
- any beetle of the group Clavicornia, including the ladybirds, characterized by club-shaped antennae
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Clavicornia
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clavicorn1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clavicorn1
C19: from New Latin Clavicornia, from Latin 屹a club + ǰū horn
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Scaphidium, skā-fid′i-um, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles.
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Silpha, sil′fa, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles, the carrion-beetles.
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Rhyssodes, ri-sō′dēz, n.pl. a genus of clavicorn beetles.
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Careful descriptions and figures of anatomical details are given, and he finds that its affinities are very composite, but in the direction of the Adephagous and Clavicorn series.
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Clavicorn, klav′i-korn, adj. having clavate antenn�.—n. a member of the Clavicornia, a group of Coleoptera or beetles.
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