rhinoceros beetle

Noun

Meaning

any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

firefly ladybug click beetle cockchafer ladybird beetle ground beetle June beetle goliath beetle dung beetle jewel beetle firefly beetle stag beetle Bess beetle Hercules beetle Khepri
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Hypernyms

scarabaeid scarabaean scarabaeid beetle

Examples

If the rhinoceros beetle in Samoa were eradicated, Samoa could produce in excess of 40,000 metric tons (44,000 short tons) of copra. Source: Internet

Many species such as the rhinoceros beetle have large protrusions from their thorax and head, which can be used to defend themselves from predators. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rhinoceros africana Rhinoceros antiquitatis rhinoceros auklet rhinoceros bicornis rhinoceros bicornis bicornis rhinoceros bicornis sondaicus