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serricorn, a. and n.|ˈsɛrɪkɔːn|
[ad. mod.L. serricorn-is (through F. serricorne), f. serra saw + cornū horn.]
A. adj. Of beetles: Having serrated antennæ.
B. n. A beetle of this class.
[1834McMurtrie Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 348 Those Sericornes, in which the posterior extremity of the præsternum is not similarly prolonged.] 1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc. Serricorns,..a family of Coleopterous insects. 1862T. W. Harris Insects Injur. Veget. (ed. 3) 45 One great tribe, named serricorn or saw-horned beetles. |