Lamellicorn Definition

lə-mĕlĭ-kôrn

noun

A lamellicorn beetle, as a scarab beetle.

Webster's New World

adjective

Ending in flattened plates.

Webster's New World

Having such antennae.

Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary

(zoology) Terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of antennæ.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lamellicorn

Singular:

lamellicorn

Plural:

lamellicorns

From New Latin Lāmellicornia former superfamily name lamelli– Latin cornū horn ker-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin lamella (“a thin plate”) + cornu (“a horn”). Compare French lamellicorne.

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