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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Clavicornia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clavicorn1

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

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

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