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Meaning of longicorn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One of the Longicornia, a former taxonomic insect group of long-horned beetles.
    obsolete
  2. Synonym of longhorn beetle.
    dated

Examples

“Mr. William Wilson Saunders has kindly allowed me to figure the curious horned flies; and to Mr. Pascoe I am indebted for a loan of two of the very rare Longicorns which appear in the plate of Bornean beetles.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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