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longicorn, a. and n. Zool.|ˈlɒndʒɪkɔːn|
[ad. mod.L. longicornis, f. L. long-us long a. + cornū horn.]
a. adj. Pertaining to the Longicornes or Longicornia, a group of coleopterous beetles having very long filiform antennæ.
b. n. A beetle of this group.
1848Craig, Longicornes, Longecorns. 1855Ogilvie, Suppl., Longicorn, pertaining to the longicornes. 1856Bates in Zoologist XV. 5659 You take a dozen Longicorns one day, and they are sure to be of eight or ten distinct species. 1874Wood Nat. Hist. 675 We now come to the Longicorn Beetles. 1882Garden 27 May 370/2 The common Longicorn Pine borer (Monohammus confusor). 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 585 There were quantities of large longicorn beetles about during the night. |