rhinoceros beetle

/raɪˌnɑsərəs ˌbidl/
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Other forms: rhinoceros beetles

Definitions of rhinoceros beetle
  1. noun
    any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
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    type of:
    scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
    any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
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