Polyglot Dictionary

lucane

/ly.kan/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les lucanes

Meaning

  1. stag beetle

    • Le lucane mâle possède de grandes mandibules.

      The male stag beetle has large mandibles.

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Similar words

scarabée

Lucane names specifically the stag beetle; scarabée is the general word for beetle.

Practice

1 What does lucane mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ mâle possède de grandes mandibules.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lucane?

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