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Hercules beetle

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noun
  1. a large Neotropical rhinoceros beetle, Dynastes hercules.

Origin of Hercules beetle

First recorded in 1830–40
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British Dictionary definitions for hercules beetle

hercules beetle

noun
  1. a very large tropical American scarabaeid beetle, Dynastes hercules: the male has two large anterior curved horns
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