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monoceros beetle

monoceros beetle noun: any anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection jutting out from their thoraxes.

monoceros beetle: any anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection jutting out...
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Noun

monoceros beetle (plural monoceros beetles)

  1. (strictly) Any anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection jutting out from their thoraxes.
  2. (broadly) Any beetle of the subfamily Anthicinae, many of which have similar hornlike projections.
    Synonyms:
    anthicine

Synonyms of monoceros beetle

Forms of monoceros beetle

pluralmonoceros beetles

Origin of monoceros beetle

From monoceros + beetle, a partial calque of translingual Notoxus monoceros, from the specific epithet monoceros, from Latin monocerōs, from Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “one-horned”).

Questions about monoceros beetle

What does monoceros beetle mean?
Monoceros beetle means any anthicid beetle of the species Notoxus monoceros, that have a prominent projection jutting out from their thoraxes.
What part of speech is monoceros beetle?
Monoceros beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of monoceros beetle?
The plural of monoceros beetle is monoceros beetles.

Words near monoceros beetle in the dictionary

  1. monocephaly
  2. monocercomonad
  3. monocercomonads
  4. monocerin
  5. monoceros
  6. monoceros beetle
  7. monoceros beetles
  8. monoceroses
  9. monocerous
  10. monochain
  11. monochalcogenide

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