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dynastid

[ dahy-nas-tid ]
/ daɪˈnæs tɪd /
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noun
rhinoceros beetle.
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Origin of dynastid

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

Words nearby dynastid

dynamometer car, dynamometry, dynamotor, dynast, dynastic, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator, dyne, Dynel
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