stag beetle

n. 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.

stag beetle

n (Animals) any lamellicorn beetle of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large branched mandibles

stag′ bee`tle

n. any of numerous beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag. [1675–85]

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Noun

stag beetle - a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlerslamellicorn beetle - beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segmentsfamily Lucanidae, Lucanidae - stag beetles

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stag beetle

any lamellicorn beetle of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large branched mandibles

Stag Beetle

(Lucanus cervus), an insect of the family Lucanidae; one of the largest beetles of the fauna of the USSR. The male is up to 7 cm long (without the upper jaws); the head is very large, with protruding ridges and enormous mandibles that resemble the horns of a deer (hence the name). The mandibles are used in combat against other males during the mating season. The body is black, and the elytra are cinnamon brown to chestnut brown.

The stag beetle is distributed in broad-leaved forests; in the USSR it is found in the east as far as the southwestern Urals. The beetle feeds on sap that flows out of trees (mainly from oak); the larva lives in rotting wood. Development of the larva takes four to six years. The stag beetle is not a pest and is subject to conservation.

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noun a kind of lamellicorn beetle

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