rhinoceros beetle

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.

rhinoceros beetle

any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros , a serious pest on coconut plantations

First recorded in 1675–85

This appears to be the case with those of the Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis), and according to Gould with those of ants.

This thing, with the ferocious claw-like nose and chin, was a female Rhinoceros beetle, so the owner explained.

In the woods of this island the large rhinoceros-beetle is very common: it measures above six inches in length.

Presently, with a loud hum, a great rhinoceros-beetle dashed into my face.

A quarter of a mile and they came upon a great, gutted shell which had been a rhinoceros beetle the day before.

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