clavicorn

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adjective

Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles

OriginLatin clavus →
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Meanings

adjectiveclavicorn (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
nounclavicorn (plural clavicorns)

plural clavicorns

  1. biologyOne of the Clavicornes.

Origin

  1. Latinclavus“key”
  2. Englishclavicorn

From Latin clavus (“key”) + cornu (“horn”).

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APA

clavicorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavicorn

MLA

“clavicorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavicorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clavicorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavicorn.

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