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Entomology
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
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a lamellicorn
beetle
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Origin:
1835–45;
<
Neo-Latin
lāmellicornis,
equivalent to
lāmelli-
lamelli-
+
Latin
-cornis
horned (
corn
(
ū
)
horn
+
-is
adj. suffix)
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lamellicorn
(ləˈmɛlɪˌkɔːn)
—
n
1.
any beetle of the superfamily
Lamellicornia,
having flattened terminal plates to the antennae: includes the scarabs and stag beetles
—
adj
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the
Lamellicornia
3.
designating antennae with platelike terminal segments
[C19: from New Latin
Lamellicornia
plate-horned (animals)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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