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rhinoceros beetle

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rhinoceros beetle
n.
Any of various large scarabaeid beetles of the genus Dynastes and related genera, characterized by horns on the head and thorax and found in tropical regions.

rhinoceros beetle
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros, a serious pest on coconut plantations
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Noun1.rhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the headrhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes


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