Crossword clues for longicorn
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Longicorn
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
longicorn
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).
WordNet
longicorn
n. long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: long-horned beetle, longicorn beetle]
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.