Stag-beetle meaning

Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large, elaborately branched and toothed mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.
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Any of a family (Lucanidae) of large beetles: the male has long, branched, antlerlike mandibles.
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Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae; the males have elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.
  • The species Lucanus cervus, which is the largest beetle in the UK.
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A large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles.
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Stag-beetle Sentence Examples

  • The oak in Europe is liable to injury from a great variety of insect enemies: the young wood is attacked by the larvae of the small stag-beetle and several other Coleoptera, and those of the wood-leopard moth, goat moth and other Lepidoptera feed upon it occasionally; the foliage is devoured by innumerable larvae; indeed, it has been stated that half the plant-eating insects of England prey more or less upon the oak, and in some seasons it is difficult to find a leaf perfectly free from their depredations.

  • Sharp; in the stag-beetle larva a series of short tubercles on the hind-leg is drawn across the serrate edge of a plate on the haunch of the intermediate legs, while in the Passalid grub the modified tip of the hind-leg acts as a scraper, being so shortened that it is useless for locomotion, but highly specialized for producing sound.

  • The lady-bird weighs 150 times less than the stag-beetle, and possesses 5 times more of surface, &c. It is the same with the birds.

  • Colin would also like to hear from volunteers interested in helping survey stag beetle activity in their own patch.

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