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family Cerambycidae

family Cerambycidae

9.3
A group of beetles with very long antennae often called long-horned beetles
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Cerambycidae
  • Researchers identified a new species within the family Cerambycidae, commonly referred to as long-horned beetles.

Examples

  • PHOTO (COLOR): Cerambycid beetles (family Cerambycidae) related to the exotic Asian longhorned beetle, in the genus Anoplophora.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The family Cerambycidae includes many species known for their distinctively long antennae.

  • In agricultural studies, pests from the family Cerambycidae have been noted for their impact on trees and crops.

Synonyms

Cerambycidae
vsfamily Cerambycidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of beetles with very long antennae often longer than their bodies

is the same group but describes antennae simply as long rather than very long

Surface Forms

family Cerambycidae singular
families Cerambycidae plural

Morphology

family + Cerambycidae

This phrase is a straightforward taxonomic label: the noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) combined with 'Cerambycidae' (the specific taxon name). If a learner knows both constituents, they can directly infer it refers to the beetle family characterized by long antennae — it is technical but fully compositional and parallels naming conventions across languages.

Etymology

Family Cerambycidae comes from an old Greek word Cerambyx, which described a beetle with long 'horns', the long antennae. That's why this group today is known as the long-horned beetles.