clavicorn

[ klav-i-kawrn ]

adjective

1. having club-shaped antennae, as many beetles of the group Clavicornia.
2. belonging or pertaining to the group Clavicornia.

noun

1. a clavicorn beetle.

clavicorn

/ ˈklævɪˌkɔːn /

noun

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

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clavicorn¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clavicorn¹

C19: from New Latin Clavicornia, from Latin clāva club + cornū horn

Example Sentences

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

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