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Definition of Stag beetle
1. Noun. A kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers.
Definition of Stag beetle
1. Noun. Any of numerous large beetles of the family ''Lucanidae''; the males have elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag; especially the species ''Lucanus cervus'', which is the largest beetle in the UK. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stag Beetle
Literary usage of Stag beetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"A stag-beetle show- .. ,., and fibers. Each segment of the body has a ganglion
of cells G, G, G, from which fibers F, F, F are distributed to This ring is ..."
2. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"A stag-beetle show- . ing the outline of the connecting fibers to one an- body
and the distribu- other and to the highly de- and fibers. ..."
3. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"A stag-beetle show- . -, • ing the Outline of the connecting fibers to one an-
body and the distribu- other and to the highly de- and fibers. ..."
4. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"A stag-beetle showing the outline of the ment of the body has a. .-, D ,, .
body and the distribu- other and to the highly de- tion of the nerve cells ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"It is represented in North America by the larger wapiti. (See WAPITI.) Other stags
are found in India, N. Africa, and Japan. stag beetle, the common name of ..."
6. The Natural History of Insects by James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood (1835)
"History of the Stag-beetle, its Habits—Description of the Larva, Pupa, ...
ONE of the largest of our indigenous insects is the stag-beetle (Lucanus cervus). ..."
7. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1862)
"stag beetle, the common name of the family ... The stag beetle of Europe (L.
cere us, Linn.) is 2 inches Ion:*, exclusive of the mandibles, ..."
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