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taxicorn, a. and n. Entom.|ˈtæksɪkɔːn|
[a. mod.L. Taxicornes pl. (Latreille, 1817), app. f. Gr. τάξις order, arrangement, a row or series + L. cornu horn: perh. after Gr. ταξίϕυλλος with leaves set in rows.]
a. adj. Having perfoliate antennæ, as the beetles of the obsolete family Taxicornes (now mostly referred to Tenebrionidæ).
b. n. A beetle of this family. Also taxiˈcornate, taxiˈcornous adjs.
1842Brande Dict. Sc., etc., Taxicorns, [L.] Taxicornes... The name of a family of Coleopterous insects, including those in which the antennæ gradually augment in size as they extend from the head, or terminate in an enlargement. 1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Taxicornate. |