stag beetle

noun

any of numerous lamellicorn beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.

Words nearby stag beetle

staffordshire bull terrier, staffordshire terrier, staffrider, staffs, stag, stag beetle, stag line, stag movie, stag night, stag party, stag's horn

Origin of stag beetle

First recorded in 1675–85

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Examples from the Web for stag beetle

The hirschkfer (stag-beetle) in its worm state makes its bed-chamber, prior to its metamorphosis, half as long as itself.
Anima Poet|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Blue as hyacinth was one of his eyes, dark as a stag-beetle's back was the other.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various
This structure you will find in the stag-beetle, and some other timber-devourers.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
You will find an articulation very near this, but on a smaller scale, in the stag-beetle.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

The common dor-beetle, the cockchafer, the stag-beetle, and others supply us with illustrations of this.
Proverb Lore|F. Edward Hulme

British Dictionary definitions for stag beetle

stag beetle

noun

any lamellicorn beetle of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large branched mandibles

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stag beetle

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