stag beetle

/stæg ˌbidl/
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Other forms: stag beetles

Definitions of stag beetle
  1. noun
    a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
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    type of:
    lamellicorn beetle
    beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
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