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lamellicorn — [lə mel′ikôrn΄] adj. [< ModL lamellicornis < LAMELLI + L cornu, HORN] 1. ending in flattened plates: said of the antennae of some beetles 2. having such antennae: said of various beetles n. a lamellicorn beetle, as a scarab beetle … English World dictionary
lamellicorn — /leuh mel i kawrn /, Entomol. adj. 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. n. 3. a lamellicorn… … Universalium
lamellicorn — la•mel•li•corn [[t]ləˈmɛl ɪˌkɔrn[/t]] adj. 1) zool. having antennae that terminate in flattened knobs, as some beetles 2) ent a lamellicorn beetle • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL lāmellicornis; see lamelli , corn … From formal English to slang
lamellicorn — /ləˈmɛləkɔn/ (say luh meluhkawn) Entomology –adjective 1. having antennae with lamellate and leaf like terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, which includes the scarabaeids and stag beetles. 2. (of antennae) having leaf like… …
lamellicorn — n. & adj. n. any beetle of the family Lamellicornia, having lamelliform antennae, including the stag beetle, cockchafer, dung beetle, etc. adj. having lamelliform antennae. Etymology: mod.L lamellicornis f. L lamella (see LAMELLA) + cornu horn … Useful english dictionary
stag beetle — noun a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers • Hypernyms: ↑lamellicorn beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Lucanidae, ↑family Lucanidae * * * ˈstag beetle 7 [stag beetle] … Useful english dictionary
scarabaeid beetle — noun any of numerous species of stout bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes • Syn: ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Hypernyms: ↑lamellicorn beetle • Hyponyms: ↑dung beetle, ↑June beetle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
elephant beetle — noun 1. : any of several very large chiefly tropical lamellicorn beetles that bear a forked upwardly curved horn on the front of the head 2. also elephant bug : weevil * * * elephant beetle, 1. any one of several lamellicorn beetles of enormous… … Useful english dictionary
stag beetle — any of numerous lamellicorn beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag. [1675 85] * * * ▪ insect also called Pinching Bug, any of some 900 species of beetles (insect order… … Universalium
horse beetle — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
