taxicorn

Taxicorn

Tax"i*corn\, n. [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F. taxicorne.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antenn[ae] are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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