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单词 pectinicorn
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pectinicornn.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin pectin-, pecten, cornu.
Etymology: < classical Latin pectin-, pecten (see pecten n.) + cornu horn (see cornu n.), after French pectinicornes (plural; T. Lacordaire Genera des coléoptères (1856) III. 1). Compare scientific Latin pectinicornis (1758 or earlier as a specific epithet), Pectinicornes , Pectinicornia (1839 or earlier, but applied to lamellicorn beetles). Compare earlier pectinicornate adj. at pectini- comb. form . N.E.D. (1904) enters this under pectini- and indicates the stress as ˈpectinicorn.
Entomology. Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
A beetle of the former group or section Pectinicornia (or Pectinicornes), comprising the stag beetles (family Lucanidae) and characterized by pectinate antennae.
ΚΠ
1866 E. C. Rye Brit. Beetles 122 This family has been raised by M. Lacordaire to the rank of a section, equal in value to the Lamellicornes, under the name of Pectinicornes.]
1883 Science 27 Apr. 334/1 The young Bombyliid will..live for a long time without food, waiting patiently for the hatching and growth of its intended victim, which growth may be very rapid among lamellicorns and pectinicorns.
B. adj.
Of an insect: having pectinate antennae; spec. belonging to the former group Pectinicornia. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pectinicorn, having pectinate antennæ; of or pertaining to the Pectinicornia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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