lamellicorn

American  

[luh-mel-i-kawrn] / ləˈmɛl ɪˌkɔrn /

adjective

1. having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.

2. (of an antenna) having lamellate terminal segments.

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noun

1. a lamellicorn beetle.

lamellicorn British  

/ ləˈmɛlɪˌkɔːn /

noun

1. any beetle of the superfamily Lamellicornia, having flattened terminal plates to the antennae: includes the scarabs and stag beetles

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adjective

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

2. designating antennae with platelike terminal segments

Etymology

Origin of lamellicorn

1835–45; < New Latin lāmellicornis, equivalent to lāmelli- lamelli- + Latin -cornis horned ( corn ( ū ) horn + -is adj. suffix)

Example Sentences

Laparostict: that series of lamellicorn beetles in which the abdominal spiracles are situated on the connecting membrane between the dorsal and ventral rings.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Anthobian: feeding on flowers; applied to certain lamellicorn Coleoptera in which the labium extends beyond the mentum.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

From the reasons assigned in the last chapter, it is probable that the great horns of the males of many lamellicorn, and some other beetles, have been acquired as ornaments.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles

We know that ants and certain lamellicorn beetles are capable of feeling an attachment for each other, and that ants recognise their fellows after an interval of several months.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles

In the same manner as bright colours have often been partially transferred from the males to the females, so it has been with the extraordinary horns of many lamellicorn and some other beetles.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles