Lamellicornia

Translingual

Alternative forms

Lamellicornes

Etymology

From Latin lamella (“thin plate”) + cornu (“horn”).

Proper noun

Lamellicornia

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the lamellicorn beetles, now placed in the family Scarabaeidae.

References

Lamellicornia in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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