dynastus neptunus

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dynastus neptunus - 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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