rhinoceros beetle

English
a male Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, a type of rhinocerous beetle

Etymology

Named from its horn, reminiscent of the rhinoceros.

Noun

rhinoceros beetle (plural rhinoceros beetles)

  1. Any of various tropical beetles, mostly of the genus Dynastes, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.

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