longicorn

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 longicorn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

From Latin longus (“long”) + cornu (“horn”). Compare French longicorne.

Adjective

longicorn

  1. (zoology) Long-horned.
  2. (zoology) Of or relating to the Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

Noun

longicorn (plural longicorns)

  1. One of the Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

Further reading

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