DYNASTIDAN

Dy‐nas″ti‐dan (?), n. [[Gr. �, fem. of �. See Dynast. The name alludes to the immense size of some species.]] (Zoöl.) One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including Dynastus Neptunus, and the Hercules beetle (D. Hercules) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.