longicornadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlɒndʒᵻkɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈlɑndʒəˌkɔrn/

Forms: 1800s longecorn (irregular), 1800s– longicorn. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Longicornes; Latin Longicornia.

Etymology: Partly (i) < scientific Latin Longicornes (P.-A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne animal (1817) III. 337), and partly (ii) < scientific Latin Longicornia (1824 or earlier), former group names, uses as nouns of masculine and neuter plural, respectively, of scientific Latin longicornis long-horned (1758 or earlier) < classical Latin longi- longi- comb. form + cornū horn (see cornu n.). Compare French Longicornes , plural noun, longicorne , adjective (both 1817 in Latreille). With the use as adjective compare earlier long-horned adj.

Entomology (now rare in technical use).

A. adj.

Designating beetles of the former group Longicornes or Longicornia, comprising the longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae).In quot. 2005 used spec. of the Australian species Agrianome spinicollis.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > relating to the Longicornes

longicorn1835

1835 London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 6 280 M. Serville having in the mean time employed Anoplistes for a genus of longicorn beetles.

1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 675 We now come to the Longicorn Beetles.

1906 N.E.D. at Oak Oak-pruner, a longicorn beetle..the larva of which mines down the centre of hardwood twigs.

1974 E. Pollard et al. Hedges (1977) xiii. 153 All of these Umbelliferae are very attractive to insects, particularly to the hoverflies, longicorn beetles and small parasitic Hymenoptera.

2005 J. Wilkinson Nut Grower's Guide xiv. 168 The grubs of the Longicorn Beetle can cause great damage to trees.

B. n.

A longhorn beetle.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > member of (long-horn beetle)

long-horned beetle1834

longicorn1849

longhorn beetle1879

longhorn1902

1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Longecorns, a family of tetrametrous [read tetramerous] Coleoptera.

1857 Zoologist 15 5659 You take a dozen Longicorns one day, and they are sure to be of eight or ten distinct species.

1879 Nature 3 Apr. 503/2 Longicorns are..almost wholly wood-feeders.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 774 Yeast plants..are in some way indispensable to the wood-eating larvae of many beetles, like the death-watches and various longicorns.

1962 New Scientist 15 Mar. 614/3 Massive timber struts..were already known to harbour death-watch beetles and the house longicorn.

2011 H. Hens Appl. Building Physics iii. 140 Longicorns like pine or sapwood stored in a warm, humid environment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	longicorn
释义	longicornadj.n. Brit. /ˈlɒndʒᵻkɔːn/, U.S. /ˈlɑndʒəˌkɔrn/ Forms: 1800s longecorn (irregular), 1800s– longicorn. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Longicornes; Latin Longicornia. Etymology: Partly (i) < scientific Latin Longicornes (P.-A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne animal (1817) III. 337), and partly (ii) < scientific Latin Longicornia (1824 or earlier), former group names, uses as nouns of masculine and neuter plural, respectively, of scientific Latin longicornis long-horned (1758 or earlier) < classical Latin longi- longi- comb. form + cornū horn (see cornu n.). Compare French Longicornes , plural noun, longicorne , adjective (both 1817 in Latreille). With the use as adjective compare earlier long-horned adj. Entomology (now rare in technical use). A. adj. Designating beetles of the former group Longicornes or Longicornia, comprising the longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae).In quot. 2005 used spec. of the Australian species Agrianome spinicollis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > relating to the Longicornes longicorn1835 1835 London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 6 280 M. Serville having in the mean time employed Anoplistes for a genus of longicorn beetles. 1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 675 We now come to the Longicorn Beetles. 1906 N.E.D. at Oak Oak-pruner, a longicorn beetle..the larva of which mines down the centre of hardwood twigs. 1974 E. Pollard et al. Hedges (1977) xiii. 153 All of these Umbelliferae are very attractive to insects, particularly to the hoverflies, longicorn beetles and small parasitic Hymenoptera. 2005 J. Wilkinson Nut Grower's Guide xiv. 168 The grubs of the Longicorn Beetle can cause great damage to trees. B. n. A longhorn beetle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > member of (long-horn beetle) long-horned beetle1834 longicorn1849 longhorn beetle1879 longhorn1902 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Longecorns, a family of tetrametrous [read tetramerous] Coleoptera. 1857 Zoologist 15 5659 You take a dozen Longicorns one day, and they are sure to be of eight or ten distinct species. 1879 Nature 3 Apr. 503/2 Longicorns are..almost wholly wood-feeders. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 774 Yeast plants..are in some way indispensable to the wood-eating larvae of many beetles, like the death-watches and various longicorns. 1962 New Scientist 15 Mar. 614/3 Massive timber struts..were already known to harbour death-watch beetles and the house longicorn. 2011 H. Hens Appl. Building Physics iii. 140 Longicorns like pine or sapwood stored in a warm, humid environment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1835
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