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Dynastidan
Dy-nas′ti-dan
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], fem. of [GREEK]. 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.