Taxicorn

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taxicorn \Tax"i*corn\, n. [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F.
     taxicorne.] (Zool.)
     One of a family of beetles ({Taxicornes}) whose antennae are
     largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.
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