hornbug

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Etymology[edit]

horn +‎ bug

Noun[edit]

hornbug (plural hornbugs)

  1. (dated) Any of several species of genus Lucanus of large nocturnal beetles, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.

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