lamellicorn

English

Etymology

From French lamellicorne, from Latin lamella (“a thin plate”) + cornu (“a horn”).

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.

Further reading

lamellicorn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
lamellicorn in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
lamellicorn at OneLook Dictionary Search

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