English Explanatory Dictionary

ox beetle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Strategus aloeus, a large species of New World rhinoceros beetles.

Word forms

ox beetle ox beetles

Etymology

From ox + beetle, from its large size and the males' horns.

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