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SECURIFER

\sɪkjˈʊ͡əɹa͡ɪfə], \sɪkjˈʊ‍əɹa‍ɪfə], \s_ɪ_k_j_ˈʊə_ɹ_aɪ_f_ə]\

Definitions of SECURIFER

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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s[=e]-k[=u]'ri-f[.e]r, n. a sawfly.--adjs. SEC[=U]RIF'EROUS; SEC[=U]'RIFORM, axe-shaped.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

n. [Latin] One of a family of hymenopterous insects, having a saw-shaped or hatchet-shaped appendage to the posterior part of the abdomen.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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