hornbug

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noun

Any of several species of genus Lucanus of large nocturnal beetles, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.

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Meanings

nounhornbug (plural hornbugs)

plural hornbugs

  1. datedAny of several species of genus Lucanus of large nocturnal beetles, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.

Origin

From horn + bug.

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