rhinoceros beetle
Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head…Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.
Nashornkäfer, Riesenkäfer
жук-носоро́гžuk-nosoróg
any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
Translations
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Origin
Named from its horn, reminiscent of the rhinoceros.Named from its horn, reminiscent of the rhinoceros.
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Forms
plural: rhinoceros beetles| Singular | rhinoceros beetle |
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Word family
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