Definition of Clavicorn

1. a. Having club-shaped antennæ. See Antennæ

Definition of Clavicorn

1. Adjective. (zoology) Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the ''Clavicornes'' group of beetles ¹

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Definition of Clavicorn

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clavicorn

clavelins
claver
clavered
clavering
clavers
claves
clavi
claviceps
clavichord
clavichordist
clavichordists
clavichords
clavicle
clavicle strap
clavicles
clavicorn (current term)
clavicula
clavicular
clavicular branch of thoracoacromial artery
clavicular facet
clavicular notch of sternum
clavicular part of pectoralis major muscle
clavicular percussion
claviculus
clavie
clavier
clavierist
clavieristic
clavierists
claviers

Literary usage of Clavicorn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1886)
"Remarks on a small collection of clavicorn Coleoptera, from Borneo, ... Description of two larvae, and new genera, and species of clavicorn Coleoptera. ..."

2. Suggestions for the Sanitary Drainage of Washington City by George Edwin Waring (1883)
"Of tho numerous families of the clavicorn series but few are not represented in our lamia, ... the closest approach is made to the clavicorn series. ..."

3. Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations (English) by Helena Swan (1904)
"The waits are whining in the cold With clavicorn and ... and clavicorn." " OWEN SEAMAN," The Battle of the Bays : A Vieo Street Eclogue Waken. (John. ..."

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