lamellicorn

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for lamellicorn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

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

Adjective

lamellicorn

  1. (zoology) Having antennæ terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of certain coleopterous insects.
  2. (zoology) Terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of antennæ.

Noun

lamellicorn (plural lamellicorns)

  1. A lamellicorn insect.

Further reading

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