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Herculean /hûr-kū-lēˈən or -kūˈli-ən/ adjective- Relating to or associated with Hercules/hûrˈkū-lēz/ (Greek Hēraklēs)
- (without cap) extremely difficult or dangerous, as the twelve labours of Hercules
- (without cap) of extraordinary strength and size
Hercules beetle noun - A gigantic S American lamellicorn beetle (Dynastes hercules), over 6 inches long, with a long horn on the thorax of the male and a smaller one on the head
- (loosely) a related species, such as the Dynastes gideon of SE Asia
Hercules' choice noun Toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure (from a famous story in Xenophon's Memorabilia) Hercules' club noun - A stick of great size and weight
- A West Indian tree (genus Xanthoxylum)
- A kind of gourd
- A species of Aralia
Pillars of Hercules Two rocks flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean at the Strait of Gibraltar |