Definition of Lamellicornia

1. Noun. Scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles.


Definition of Lamellicornia

1. n. pl. A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes.

Medical Definition of Lamellicornia

1. A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles. Synonym: Lamellicornes. Origin: NL. See Lamellicorn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamellicornia

lamellar trama
lamellary
lamellas
lamellate
lamellate placentation
lamellated
lamellated corpuscles
lamellately
lamellibranch
lamellibranchiata
lamellibranchiate
lamellibranchiates
lamellibranchs
lamellicorn
lamellicorn beetle
lamellicornia (current term)
lamellicorns
lamelliferous
lamelliform
lamellipedian
lamellipedians
lamellipodia
lamellipodial
lamellipodium
lamellirostral
lamellirostres
lamellophone
lamellophones
lamellopodia
lamellopodium

Literary usage of Lamellicornia

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

1. Outlines of Entomology: Prepared for the Use of Farmers and Horticulturists by Mary Esther Murtfeldt (1891)
"The Tribe lamellicornia is of great extent, and in it we find mostly large or medium-sized beetles which feed on vegetation, either fresh or in a state of ..."

2. Report of the Illinois State Entomologist Concerning Operations Under the by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"... lamellicornia, etc. A large number of our common very small beetles come under this general head, the club-shaped antenna, which suggested the term ..."

3. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"This disease together with a bacterial septicemia was noted among the lamellicornia in 1893 in the southeast of Russia by ..."

4. Report of the State Entomologist on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"... lamellicornia, etc. A large number of our common very small beetles come under this general head, the club-shaped antenna, which suggested the term ..."

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