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Longicorn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See long-horned beetle.

adj. Having long antennae.

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Long-horned.

adj. Of or relating to the Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

n. One of the Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Long-horned; pertaining to the Longicornia.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having long antennæ; specifically, of or pertaining to the Longicornes or Longicornia.

n. A longicorn beetle; a member of the Longicornia.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. long-bodied beetle having very long antennae

Word Usage

"Invertebrates, especially insects, are quite diverse, and, in the uplands of the Caucasus, one can observe many examples of the varied insect life, including an endemic butterfly (Parnassius nordmanni) and the Rosalia longicorn beetle (Rosalia alpine, VU)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

beetle

Hyponym

sawyer sawyer beetle

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

long-horned

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