claviger

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One notable little alien in certain ant communities is a minute claviger beetle (so called from its peculiar claviger, or club-shaped antennæ), which seems to be a well-beloved friend and companion, and which is always treated with great kindness.

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  1. One who keeps the keys, as of a room. The prince of that bottomless pit whereof they were the clavigers. Christian Religion's Appeal to Reason, p. 58.
  2. A custodian of the treasury, records, or muniments of a corporation. [Eng.] The Clavers [clavigers] are two aldermen and two councilmen, who have the custody of the city [Norwich] chest, which has two locks; each claver has a key. Municip. Corp. Reports (1835), p. 2463.
  3. 1. Literally, one who has a club; a club-bearer.
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  1. Also contr. claver; = Portuguese Italian clavigero, from Latin claviger, from Latin clavis, a key, + gerere, bear.
  2. = French clavigère, from Latin claviger, from clava, a club, + gerere, bear.
 

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