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Long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
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longicorn
Word definitions for longicorn in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: long-horned beetle , longicorn beetle ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Longicorn \Lon"gi*corn\, a. [L. longus long + cornu horn: cf. F. longicorne.] (Zo["o]l.) Long-horned; pertaining to the Longicornia . -- n. One of the Longicornia.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context zoology English) Long-horned. 2 (context zoology English) Of or relating to the Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). n. One of the Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).
Usage examples of longicorn.
His collection of Buprestidae and Longicorns -- beetles all -- horrible miniature monsters, looking malevolent in death and immobility, and his cabinet of butterflies, beautiful and hovering under the glass of cases on lifeless wings, had spread his fame far over the earth.