monoceros beetle
monoceros beetle · monoceros beetles
Any anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection…Any anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection jutting out from their thoraxes.
Meaning
2 sensesAny anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection jutting out from their thoraxes.
(broadly)Any beetle of the subfamily Anthicinae, many of which have similar hornlike projections.
Origin
From monoceros + beetle, a partial calque of translingual Notoxus monoceros, from the specFrom monoceros + beetle, a partial calque of translingual Notoxus monoceros, from the specific epithet monoceros, from Latin monocerōs, from Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “one-horned”).
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Forms
plural: monoceros beetles| Singular | monoceros beetle |
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