clavicorn

American  

[klav-i-kawrn] / ˈklæv ɪˌkɔrn /

adjective

1. having club-shaped antennae, as many beetles of the group Clavicornia.

2. belonging or pertaining to the group Clavicornia.

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noun

1. a clavicorn beetle.

clavicorn British  

/ ˈklævɪˌkɔːn /

noun

1. any beetle of the group Clavicornia, including the ladybirds, characterized by club-shaped antennae

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Clavicornia

Etymology

Origin of clavicorn

1830–40; < New Latin clavicornis, equivalent to Late Latin clāv ( a ) club + -i- -i- + -cornis, combining form of cornū horn

Example Sentences

Rhyssodes, ri-sō′dēz, n.pl. a genus of clavicorn beetles.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Scaphidium, skā-fid′i-um, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Silpha, sil′fa, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles, the carrion-beetles.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The waits are whining in the cold With clavicorn and clarigold; They play them like a crumpled horn, The clarigold and clavicorn.

From The Battle of the Bays by Seaman, Owen, Sir