brachycerous

[ bruh-kis-er-uh s ]
/ brəˈkɪs ər əs /

adjective Entomology.

having short antennae.

Origin of brachycerous

1870–75; brachy- + Greek kér(as) a horn + -ous

Words nearby brachycerous

brachybasia, brachybasocamptodactyly, brachybasophalangia, brachycardia, brachycephalic, brachycerous, brachycheilia, brachycranic, brachydactylia, brachydactylic, brachydactyly

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British Dictionary definitions for brachycerous

brachycerous
/ (bræˈkɪsərəs) /

adjective

(of insects) having short antennae