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clavicorn definition

clavi·corn (klav′i kôrn′)

adjective

of a large group of related beetle families with club-shaped antennae

Etymology: < ModL Clavicornia < L clava, a club + cornu, horn

Related Forms:

  • clavicornate clav′i·cor′·nate′ (-kôr′nāt′) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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