hornbug

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From horn +‎ bug.

Noun

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.

References

• “hornbug”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “hornbug”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.