Definition of Lucanidae

1. Noun. Stag beetles.

Exact synonyms: Family Lucanidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Lamellicornia, Superfamily Lamellicornia
Member holonyms: Stag Beetle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lucanidae

Luas
Luba
Luba-Katanga
Lubavitch
Lubavitch movement
Lubavitcher
Lubbock
Lubeck
Lubitsch
Lublin
Lubrol
Lubumbashi
Luc's operation
Lucania
Lucanidae
Lucas
Lucas' groove
Lucasian
Lucayan
Lucayans
Lucca
Lucchese
Lucea
Lucerne
Lucerne hammer
Luchino Visconti
Luchsinger
Luci
Lucia

Literary usage of Lucanidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of ...by John Curtis by John Curtis (1840)
"... but its pentamerous tarsi remove it from them, and its geni- culated antenna? show that it is allied to the lucanidae. Without a careful examination of ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1832)
"These at first sight appear perfectly cylindric, as in the lucanidae, but on being more closely examined they are found to be slightly clothed with very ..."

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