"rhinoceros beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rhinoceros beetles [plural]
Etymology: Named from its horn, reminiscent of the rhinoceros. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhinoceros beetle (plural rhinoceros beetles)
  1. Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts. Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids Related terms: stag beetle Translations (tropical beetle): kingahul (Atayal), song (Bikol Central), escarabat rinoceront [masculine] (Catalan), scarabée rhinocéros [masculine] (French), Nashornkäfer [masculine] (German), カブトムシ (kabutomushi) (Japanese), កញ្ចែ (kɑɑkɑñcae) (Khmer), 장수풍뎅이 (jangsupungdeng'i) (Korean), chéłchaaʼtsoh (Navajo), жук-носоро́г (žuk-nosoróg) [masculine] (Russian), gergedan böceği (Turkish), chwilen ryncorniog [feminine] (Welsh)

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          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "tropical beetle",
          "word": "chéłchaaʼtsoh"
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          "roman": "žuk-nosoróg",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tropical beetle",
          "word": "gergedan böceği"
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      "roman": "kabutomushi",
      "sense": "tropical beetle",
      "word": "カブトムシ"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑɑkɑñcae",
      "sense": "tropical beetle",
      "word": "កញ្ចែ"
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "tropical beetle",
      "word": "chéłchaaʼtsoh"
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      "sense": "tropical beetle",
      "word": "gergedan böceği"
    },
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