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longicorn

(län′ji kôrn′)

adjective

having long feelers, or antennae, as the long-horned beetles

Origin: < longi- + L cornu, horn

See longicorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See long-horned beetle.

adjective

Having long antennae.
Of or belonging to the family Cerambycidae, which includes the long-horned beetles.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Longicornia, former group name

Origin: : Latin longus, long; see longitude

Origin: + Latin cornū, horn; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots

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