LONGICORN Definition & Meaning

longicorn

[ lon-ji-kawrn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having long antennae.
belonging or pertaining to the Cerambycidae, comprising the long-horned beetles.

noun

long-horned beetle.

longicorn

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noun

Also calledlongicorn beetlelong-horned beetle any beetle of the family Cerambycidae, having a long narrow body, long legs, and long antennae

adjective

zoology having or designating long antennae

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of longicorn¹

1840–50; < New Latin longicornis long-horned, equivalent to longi- longi- + corn ( ū ) horn + -is adj. suffix

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Origin of longicorn¹

C19: from New Latin longicornis long-horned

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The adult is a longicorn beetle, of slender, cylindrical form, over one-half inch in length and about one-eighth of an inch in width.

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“A splendid longicorn,” he said, fishing a pill-box from his pocket, and carefully imprisoning his captive.

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He has a lot of butterflies to show you, and—'longicorns,' I believe he calls those beetles with enormous feelers.

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Many longicorn beetles in the tropics exactly mimic wasps, bees, or ants.

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The figure of this beautiful longicorn beetle, is drawn from the original specimen described by Mr. Newman; it is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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