rhinoceros beetle

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English

a male Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), a rhinoceros beetle

Etymology

Named from its horn, reminiscent of the rhinoceros.

Noun

rhinoceros beetle (plural rhinoceros beetles)

  1. Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.

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