lamellicorn
Related to lamellicorn: lamellicorn beetle
la·mel·li·corn
(lə-mĕl′ĭ-kôrn′)n.
Any of numerous beetles of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, formerly Lamellicornia; a scarabaeoid.
[From New Latin Lāmellicornia, former superfamily name : lamelli- + Latin cornū, horn; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
la·mel′li·corn′ adj.
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lamellicorn
(ləˈmɛlɪˌkɔːn)n
(Animals) any beetle of the superfamily Lamellicornia, having flattened terminal plates to the antennae: includes the scarabs and stag beetles
adj
1. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Lamellicornia
2. (Zoology) designating antennae with platelike terminal segments
[C19: from New Latin Lamellicornia plate-horned (animals)]
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la•mel•li•corn
(ləˈmɛl ɪˌkɔrn)adj.
1. having antennae that terminate in flattened knobs, as some beetles.
n. 2. a lamellicorn beetle.
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