rhinoceros beetle
noun
any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
Also called
dynastid.
Origin of rhinoceros beetle
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby rhinoceros beetle
rhinoantritis,
rhinocanthectomy,
rhinocele,
rhinocephaly,
rhinoceros,
rhinoceros beetle,
rhinoceros bird,
rhinocheiloplasty,
rhinocladiella,
rhinocleisis,
rhinodacryolith
British Dictionary definitions for rhinoceros beetle
rhinoceros beetle
noun
any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros, a serious pest on coconut plantations