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.

Origin of stag beetle

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby stag beetle

staffrider, Staffs, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major, stag, stag beetle, stage, stage brace, stage business, stagecoach, stagecraft

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Example sentences 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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单词	stag beetle
释义	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. Origin of stag beetle First recorded in 1675–85 Words nearby stag beetle staffrider, Staffs, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major, stag, stag beetle, stage, stage brace, stage business, stagecoach, stagecraft Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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