オオクワガタ

noun

giant stag beetle; Dorcus hopei

Refers specifically to the species Dorcus hopei, a large stag beetle native to East Asia. Often kept as a pet in Japan.

• 夏なつになると、オオクワガタを探さがしに山やまへ行いく。

  In summer, I go to the mountains to look for giant stag beetles.

• 彼かれはオオクワガタの幼よう虫ちゅうを飼し育いくしている。

  He is raising giant stag beetle larvae.