hornbug

== English == === Etymology === From horn +‎ bug. === Noun === hornbug (plural hornbugs) (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.