stag beetle

any of numerous lamellicorn beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.

Origin of stag beetle

First recorded in 1675–85

The hirschkfer (stag-beetle) in its worm state makes its bed-chamber, prior to its metamorphosis, half as long as itself.

Anima Poet |Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Blue as hyacinth was one of his eyes, dark as a stag-beetle's back was the other.

The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga |Various
This structure you will find in the stag-beetle, and some other timber-devourers.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
You will find an articulation very near this, but on a smaller scale, in the stag-beetle.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby

The common dor-beetle, the cockchafer, the stag-beetle, and others supply us with illustrations of this.

Proverb Lore |F. Edward Hulme

stag beetle

any lamellicorn beetle of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large branched mandibles