longicorn
9.9
A beetle with a long body and very long antennae often longer than its body
- noun
- /ˈlɔŋɪˌkɔrn/
- Specialized
:
longicornio
- The longicorn beetle is easily recognized by its extremely long antennae.
Examples
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The chrysanthemum longicorn beetle is a pest of chrysanthemums, as the name suggests, and a single female can kill as many as seventy plants by laying her eggs in the stems.
Academic text (2011) -
During my hike, I spotted a longicorn among the fallen leaves in the forest.
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Farmers often find longicorn beetles damaging their crops in the summer.
Synonyms
1
7.4
A beetle with very long antennae often longer than its body
is the equivalent scientific phrasing used for formal classification
9.9
A beetle with a long body and very long antennae that often makes holes in wood
is the descriptive phrase used in normal explanation rather than the formal name
Compounds
longicorn beetle
- Specialized
9.9
A beetle with a long body and very long antennae that often makes holes in wood
Surface Forms
longicorn singular
longicorns plural
Etymology
The word longicorn comes from parts long 'long' and cornu 'horn', like in unicorn. So it literally means 'long-horn' and is used for beetles with very long antennae.