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