stag beetle

noun

Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag

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Meanings

nounstag beetle (plural stag beetles)

plural stag beetles · alternative stag-beetle

  1. Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag
    1. especially, the largest beetle in the UK, of species Lucanus cervus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lucanid

Translations

Arabic حُنْظُب, خُنْفُسَاء الْأَيِّل
  • حُنْظُب (ḥunẓub)any large beetle in Lucanidae
  • خُنْفُسَاء الْأَيِّل (ḵunfusāʔ al-ʔayyil)any large beetle in Lucanidae
Bulgarian бръ́мбар рога́ч, рогачка
  • бръ́мбар рога́ч (brắmbar rogáč)any large beetle in Lucanidae
  • рогачка (rogačka)any large beetle in Lucanidae
Catalan escanyapolls
  • escanyapollsany large beetle in Lucanidae
Chinese Mandarin 鍬形蟲 /锹形虫
  • 鍬形蟲 /锹形虫 (qiāoxíngchóng)any large beetle in Lucanidae
Czech rohác
  • rohácany large beetle in Lucanidae
Danish eghjort
  • eghjortany large beetle in Lucanidae
Dutch vliegend hert, hertkever
  • vliegend hertany large beetle in Lucanidae
  • hertkeverany large beetle in Lucanidae
Esperanto cervoskarabo, kornoskarabo
  • cervoskaraboany large beetle in Lucanidae
  • kornoskaraboany large beetle in Lucanidae
Estonian põderpõrnikas
  • põderpõrnikasany large beetle in Lucanidae
Finnish kampasarvinen, tammihärkä
  • kampasarvinenany large beetle in Lucanidae
  • tammihärkäany large beetle in Lucanidae
French lucane, cerf-volant
  • lucaneany large beetle in Lucanidae
  • cerf-volantany large beetle in Lucanidae
German Hirschkäfer
  • Hirschkäferany large beetle in Lucanidae
Hungarian szarvasbogár
  • szarvasbogárany large beetle in Lucanidae
Italian cervo volante
  • cervo volanteany large beetle in Lucanidae
Japanese クワガタムシ, クワガタ
  • クワガタムシ (kuwagatamushi)any large beetle in Lucanidae
  • クワガタ (kuwagata)any large beetle in Lucanidae
Korean 하늘가재, 사슴벌레
  • 하늘가재 (haneulgajae)any large beetle in Lucanidae
  • 사슴벌레 (saseumbeolle)any large beetle in Lucanidae
Latvian briežvabole
  • briežvaboleany large beetle in Lucanidae
Lithuanian elniaragis
  • elniaragisany large beetle in Lucanidae
Polish jelonek rogacz
  • jelonek rogaczany large beetle in Lucanidae
Portuguese vacaloura
  • vacalouraany large beetle in Lucanidae
Romanian rădașcă
  • rădașcăany large beetle in Lucanidae
Russian жук-оле́нь, рога́ч
  • жук-оле́нь (žuk-olénʹ)any large beetle in Lucanidae
  • рога́ч (rogáč)any large beetle in Lucanidae
Slovak rohac
  • rohacany large beetle in Lucanidae
Spanish ciervo volante
  • ciervo volanteany large beetle in Lucanidae
Swedish ekoxe
  • ekoxeany large beetle in Lucanidae
Turkish makaslıböcek, yereşeği
  • makaslıböcekany large beetle in Lucanidae
  • yereşeğiany large beetle in Lucanidae
Vietnamese kẹp kìm, bọ kẹp kìm
  • kẹp kìmany large beetle in Lucanidae
  • bọ kẹp kìmany large beetle in Lucanidae
Cite this entry
APA

stag beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stag%20beetle

MLA

“stag beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stag%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stag beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stag%20beetle.

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