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单词 clavicorn
释义

clavicorn

[ klav-i-kawrn ]
/ ˈklæv ɪˌkɔrn /

adjective

having club-shaped antennae, as many beetles of the group Clavicornia.
belonging or pertaining to the group Clavicornia.

noun

a clavicorn beetle.

Origin of clavicorn

1830–40; <New Latin clavicornis, equivalent to Late Latin clāv(a) club + -i--i- + -cornis, combining form of cornūhorn

Words nearby clavicorn

clave, claver, clavicembalo, clavichord, clavicle, clavicorn, clavicotomy, clavicytherium, clavier, claviform, clavipectoral fascia
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Example sentences from the Web for clavicorn

  • Silpha, sil′fa, n. a genus of clavicorn beetles, the carrion-beetles.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for clavicorn

clavicorn
/ (ˈklævɪˌkɔːn) /

noun

any beetle of the group Clavicornia, including the ladybirds, characterized by club-shaped antennae

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Clavicornia

Word Origin for clavicorn

C19: from New Latin Clavicornia, from Latin clāva club + cornū horn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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