dynastid

[ dahy-nas-tid ]

/ daɪˈnæs tɪd /

noun

rhinoceros beetle.

Nearby words

dynamometer, dynamometer car, dynamometry, dynamotor, dynast, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator, dyne, dynein

Origin of dynastid

< New Latin Dynastidae the family which includes such beetles, equivalent to Dynast(es) a genus (see dynast) + -idae -id²

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