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hornbugs

hornbugs is the plural of hornbug.

Meaning of hornbug

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.

Questions about hornbugs

What is hornbugs the plural of?
Hornbugs is the plural of hornbug.

Words near hornbugs in the dictionary

  1. Hornbostel-Sachs
  2. Hornbrook
  3. Hornbuckle
  4. Hornbuckles
  5. hornbug
  6. hornbugs
  7. Hornburg
  8. Hornby
  9. Hornby-with-Farleton
  10. Hornbys
  11. Horncastle

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