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longicorn
[ lon-ji-kawrn ]
adjective
- having long antennae.
- belonging or pertaining to the Cerambycidae, comprising the long-horned beetles.
noun
longicorn
/ ˈlɒndʒɪˌkɔːn /
noun
- Also calledlongicorn beetlelong-horned beetle any beetle of the family Cerambycidae, having a long narrow body, long legs, and long antennae
adjective
- zoology having or designating long antennae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of longicorn1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of longicorn1
C19: from New Latin longicornis long-horned
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Example Sentences
Many longicorn beetles in the tropics exactly mimic wasps, bees, or ants.
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Longicorn -ia: having the antennae as long or longer than the body; specifically the Cerambycid beetles.
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(Longicorn) mimics Pachyrhynchus orbifae, (b) (a hard curculio).
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This curiously marked longicorn comes near Ceraegidion boisduval.
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Beetles of the longicorn tribe abound here; and to-day I have filled a box with more than a thousand new or rare insects.
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