n. Any of numerous beetles of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, formerly Lamellicornia; a scarabaeoid. [From New Latin Lāmellicornia, former superfamily name : LAMELLI- + Latin cornū, horn; see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] la·melli·corn′ adj. |
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