clavicorn

American

[klav-i-kawrn] / ˈklæv ɪˌkɔrn /

adjective

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

noun

a clavicorn beetle.

clavicorn British

/ ˈklævɪˌkɔːn /

noun

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

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Clavicornia

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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

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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

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

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