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LAMELLICORN
Etymology
Adjective
lamellicorn (not comparable)
(entomology, of antennae) Having a group of flat lamellae on the end.
(entomology, of beetles) Having such antennae.
Noun
lamellicorn (plural lamellicorns)
(obsolete) A scarabaeid beetle with such antennae, in the obsolete taxon Lamellicornia.
Source: Wiktionary
La*mel"li*corn, a. Etym: [Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See Lamella.] (Zoöl.) (a) Having antennæ terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of certain coleopterous insects. (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of antennæ.
– n.
Definition: A lamellicorn insect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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