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rhinoceros beetle in American English
any of several medium to very large, dark-colored, tropical scarab beetles: so called because of a hornlike projection on the head of the male
noun: any of several scarabaeid beetles, esp. of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax

rhinoceros beetle in British English
noun: any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros, a serious pest on coconut plantations

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