stag-beetlen.
A beetle of the genus Lucanus, the males of which have large denticulated mandibles resembling the horns of a stag; esp. L. cervus, and, in U.S., L. elaphus.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Lucanidae (stag-beetles) > member of genus Lucanus (stag-beetle)
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hornet1585
stag-fly1634
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flying hart1676
stag-beetle1681
flying stag1765
pinching bug1850
pinch bug1856
1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. ii. 163 The Stag-Beetle..hath his Name from his two Horns, which are branched like those of a Stag.
1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxi. 224 The terrific and protended jaws of the stag-beetle (Lucanus Cervus, L.) in Europe.
1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iv. 88 Male stag-beetles often bear wounds from the huge mandibles of other males.
1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. VI. 141 The common stag-beetle (Lucanus cervus), one of the largest of European beetles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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