rhinoceros beetle

n. Any of various large scarab beetles of the subfamily Dynastinae chiefly of tropical regions, the males of which have horns on the head and thorax.

rhinoceros beetle

n (Animals) any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros, a serious pest on coconut plantations

rhinoc′eros bee`tle

n. any of several scarabaeid beetles, esp. of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax. [1675–85]

Thesaurus

Noun

rhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconutsscarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

Rhinoceros Beetle

(Oryctes nasicornis), an insect of the family Scarabaeidae. The body is massive (length, up to 4 cm) and chestnut brown. The legs are thick and strong: the anterior ones are fossorial, the posterior ones have supporting denticles and spines. The male has a curved horn on his head.

The rhinoceros beetle is distributed in Europe from mixed forests to the steppes. It flies at the onset of darkness. The larvae are thick, yellow-white, C-shaped grubs (length, up to 10 cm) which feed on decomposing vegetable matter (decaying wood, dung, and so on). The beetle sometimes damages the roots of hothouse plants.

AcronymsSeerubidium

rhinoceros beetle

noun

Words related to rhinoceros beetle

noun any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head

Related Words

scarabaean
scarabaeid
scarabaeid beetle

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