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LUCANIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Stag beetles

Synonyms:

family Lucanidae; Lucanidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Lucanidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Lucanidae"):

stag beetle (a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers)

Holonyms ("Lucanidae" is a member of...):

Lamellicornia; superfamily Lamellicornia (scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles)

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