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stag beetle
Word definitions for stag beetle in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stag \Stag\ (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. Steg .] (Zo["o]l.) The adult male of the red deer ( Cervus elaphus ), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. The male of ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae , presently classified in four subfamilies. Some species grow up to over , but most are about .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 Any of numerous large beetles of the family ''(taxlink Lucanidae family noshow=1)''; the males have elaborate mandibles resemble the antlers of a stag 2 # The species ''Lucanus cervus'', which is the largest beetle in the UK. n. 1 Any of numerous ...