Dynastus Hercules

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dynastidan \Dy*nas"ti*dan\, n. [Gr. ?, fem. of ?. See {Dynast}.
   The name alludes to the immense size of some species.]
   (Zool.)
   One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including
   {Dynastus Neptunus}, and the {Hercules beetle} ({Dynastus
   Hercules}) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches
   in length.
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