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stag beetle

n.
Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large, elaborately branched and toothed mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.
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stag beetle

n
(Animals) any lamellicorn beetle of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large branched mandibles
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stag′ bee`tle


n.
any of numerous beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.
[1675–85]
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Noun 1. [画像:stag beetle - a kind of lamellicorn beetle]stag beetle - a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
lamellicorn beetle - beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
family Lucanidae, Lucanidae - stag beetles
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Translations

stag beetle

n → Hirschkäfer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stag beetle

n → cervo volante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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