The Collaborative International Dictionary
Goliath beetle
Goliath beetle \Go*li"ath bee"tle\ [From Goliath, the Philistine giant.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome African beetles.
Usage examples of "goliath beetle".
The trees were perennial, from some subtropical zone -- a sweet, sickly stench rose from them, mingling with the burnt-meat smell of a Goliath beetle that Piet had cornered and slaughtered noisily.