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Noun: rhinoceros beetle  rI'nó-su-rus 'bee-t(u)l
  1. Any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
    "The male rhinoceros beetle uses its horn in battles with other males for mating rights"

Derived forms: rhinoceros beetles

Type of: scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle

Encyclopedia: Rhinoceros beetle