longicorn

== English == === Etymology === From Latin longus (“long”) + cornu (“horn”). Compare French longicorne. === Adjective === longicorn (zoology) Long-horned. (zoology, obsolete) Of or relating to the former taxonomic insect group Longicornia, encompassing numerous beetles with long antennae. Some are now classified as Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). === Noun === longicorn (plural longicorns) (obsolete) One of the Longicornia, a former taxonomic insect group of long-horned beetles. (dated, still found in many vernacular names) Synonym of longhorn beetle. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “longicorn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “longicorn”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “longicorn”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.