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Found 2 hits - Term: rhinoceros beetle, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rhinoceros \rhinoc"eros\ r-ino^s"-ero^s, n. l.,
   fr. gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose
   + ke`ras a horn: cf. f. rhinoc'eros. see horn. zool.
   any pachyderm belonging to the genera rhinoceros,
   atelodus, and several allied genera of the family
   rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct,
   species are known. they are large and powerful, and usually
   have either one or two stout conical median horns on the
   snout.
   1913 webster

   note: the indian, or white, and the javan rhinoceroses
         rhinoceros indicus and rhinoceros sondaicus have
         incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the
         very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. the two or
         three african species belong to atelodus, and have
         two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor
         and canine teeth. the two malay, or east indian,
         two-horned species belong to ceratohinus, in which
         incisor and canine teeth are present. see borele, and
         keitloa.
         1913 webster

   rhinoceros auk zool., an auk of the north pacific
      cerorhina monocrata which has a deciduous horn on top
      of the bill.

   rhinoceros beetle zool., a very large beetle of the genus
      dynastes, having a horn on the head.

   rhinoceros bird. zool.
   a a large hornbill buceros rhinoceros, native of the
       east indies. it has a large hollow hornlike process on
       the bill. called also rhinoceros hornbill. see
       hornbill.
   b an african beefeater buphaga africana. it alights on
       the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic
       insects.
       1913 webster
see also:
horn rhinoceros atelodus rhinocerotidae rhinoceros indicus rhinoceros sondaicus 
ceratohinus borele keitloa rhinoceros auk cerorhina monocrata 
rhinoceros beetle dynastes rhinoceros bird buceros rhinoceros rhinoceros hornbill 
hornbill buphaga africana 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
rhinoceros beetle
     n : any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns
         on the head; pest on coconuts


Results 1 - 9 of 9 found about rhinoceros beetle:

Beetle >> B Words
Beetle, definition of term: Beetle
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Rhinoceros >> R Words
Rhinoceros, definition of term: Rhinoceros
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Japanese Beetle >> J Words
Japanese Beetle, definition of term: Japanese Beetle
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June Beetle >> J Words
June Beetle, definition of term: June Beetle
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Goliath Beetle >> G Words
Goliath Beetle, definition of term: Goliath Beetle
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Dung Beetle >> D Words
Dung Beetle, definition of term: Dung Beetle
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Blister Beetle >> B Words
Blister Beetle, definition of term: Blister Beetle
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Click Beetle >> C Words
Click Beetle, definition of term: Click Beetle
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Darkling Beetle >> D Words
Darkling Beetle, definition of term: Darkling Beetle
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