单词 |
stag-beetle |
释义 |
stag-beetle [stag n.1] 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.
1681Grew Musæum i. §vii. ii. 163 The Stag-Beetle..hath his Name from his two Horns, which are branched like those of a Stag. 1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xxi. (1818) II. 224 The terrific and protended jaws of the stag-beetle (Lucanus Cervus, L.) in Europe. 1859Darwin Orig. Species iv. 88 Male stag-beetles often bear wounds from the huge mandibles of other males. 1896Lydekker Roy. Nat. Hist. VI. 141 The common stag-beetle (Lucanus cervus), one of the largest of European beetles. |

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