anthicine
US/ˈæn.θɪ.sin/
anthicine adjective: relating to beetles of the subfamily Anthicinae.
Adjective
anthicine (comparative more anthicine, superlative most anthicine)
- Relating to beetles of the subfamily Anthicinae.
- Werner (1983b) treated the anthicine fauna (as Anthicidae in the old sense) of the larger islands of the Greater Antilles, but neglected the local island distributions within the Virgin Islands.1996 June, Darren A. Pollock, Michael A. Ivie, “Anthicidae (Coleoptera) of the Virgin Islands”, in Florida Entomologist, volume 79, number 2, page 231
- The records of Microhoria and Aulacoderus from Australia by Uhmann (2000, 2007) actually belong to the anthicine genera Sahulanthicus Telnov, 2018 and Sapintus Casey, 1895 (Kejval 2017, Telnov 2018b).2020 March 10, Zbyněk Kejval, Donald S. Chandler, “Generic revision of the Microhoriini with new species and synonymies from the Palaearctic Region (Coleoptera: Anthicidae)”, in Acta Entomologica...
Noun
anthicine (plural anthicines)
- Any ant-like flower beetle in the subfamily Anthicinae, of the family Anthicidae.
- Synonyms:
- monoceros beetle
Synonyms of anthicine
Forms of anthicine
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more anthicine |
| superlative | most anthicine |
| Noun | |
| plural | anthicines |
Origin of anthicine
Borrowed from translingual Anthicinae.
Questions about anthicine
- What does anthicine mean?
- Anthicine means relating to beetles of the subfamily Anthicinae.
- What part of speech is anthicine?
- Anthicine can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce anthicine?
- Anthicine is pronounced /ˈæn.θɪ.sin/ (US).
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