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Definition of: lamellicorn
(lə·mel′i·kôrn) adjective Entomol.
1. Terminating in leaflike joints, as the antennae of certain beetles.
2. Having such antennae.
3. Of or pertaining to a division of beetles (Lamellicornia) having a lateral leaflike expansion on each of the terminal antennal segments, as the scarab beetle.
—noun One of the lamellicorn beetles. [<NL lamellicornis <L lamella LAMELLA + cornu a horn]
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