serricornadj.n.
/ˈsɛrɪkɔːn/ A. adj.
Of beetles: Having serrated antennæ.
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serricorn1862
1862 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects Injurious to Vegetation (ed. 3) 45 One great tribe, named serricorn or saw-horned beetles.
B. n.
A beetle of this class.
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serricorn1842
1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 348 Those Sericornes, in which the posterior extremity of the præsternum is not similarly prolonged.]
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1105/2 Serricorns, Serricornes,..a family of Coleopterous insects.
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