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palpicorn, a. and n.|ˈpælpɪkɔːn|
[f. mod.L. palpicornes, pl. of palpicornis, f. palp-us feeler + cornu horn. Cf. F. palpicorne (Cuvier).]
A. adj. Having palpi like horns or antennæ; spec. of or pertaining to the Palpicornes, a tribe of pentamerous beetles having slender palpi usually longer than the antennæ.
1882in Ogilvie. 1886in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. Mod. The palpicorn beetles are now classed as Philhydrida.
B. n.
1. A beetle of the tribe Palpicornes.
[1832Griffith Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. XIV. 424 The fifth family of the Pentamerous Coleoptera—Palpicornes.] 1882Ogilvie, Palpicorn. 1886in Cassell's Encycl. Dict.
2. A long labial palp. (Cent. Dict.) |