Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having clavate antennæ; specifically, of or pertaining to the Clavicornia.
  • noun A member of the Clavicornia.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having club-shaped antennæ. See antennæ

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
  • noun zoology One of the Clavicornes.

Etymologies

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From Latin clavus ("key") + cornu ("horn").

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