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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clavicorn1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clavicorn1
Example Sentences
Scaphidium, skā-fid′i-um, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles.
Silpha, sil′fa, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles, the carrion-beetles.
Rhyssodes, ri-sō′dēz, n.pl. a genus of clavicorn beetles.
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.
Clavicorn, klav′i-korn, adj. having clavate antenn�.—n. a member of the Clavicornia, a group of Coleoptera or beetles.
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