rhinoceros beetle
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noun
any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
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Also called dynastid.
Origin of rhinoceros beetle
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby rhinoceros beetle
rhinoantritis, rhinocanthectomy, rhinocele, rhinocephaly, rhinoceros, rhinoceros beetle, rhinoceros bird, rhinocheiloplasty, Rhinocladiella, rhinocleisis, Rhinocort
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British Dictionary definitions for rhinoceros beetle
rhinoceros beetle
noun
any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros, a serious pest on coconut plantations
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