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

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

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

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

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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.

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Clavicorn, klav′i-korn, adj. having clavate antenn�.—n. a member of the Clavicornia, a group of Coleoptera or beetles.

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