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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.

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

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Etymology

Origin of lamellicorn

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

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