Definition
A genus of large, powerful beetles with massive horns, named metaphorically after mighty rulers because of their impressive size and strength.
Etymology
From Greek dynastia 'power, rule'. Carl Linnaeus named these beetles after dynasts (rulers) because their impressive horns and massive bodies seemed royal or powerful.
Kelly Says
Dynastes beetles—like the Hercules beetle—can be seven inches long and lift 850 times their body weight; Linnaeus basically called them 'the kings of insects' for their superhero strength.
Translations
ARالعربية
الأسرة
al-asrah
CACatalà
dinastia
dee-nas-tee-ah
CSČeština
dynastie
din-as-tee-eh
DADansk
dynasti
din-as-tee
DEDeutsch
Dynastie
din-ah-stee
ELΕλληνικά
δυναστεία
dee-nas-tee-ah
ESEspañol
dinasta
dee-NAS-tah
FAفارسی
دinasti
dee-nas-tee
FISuomi
dynastia
din-as-tee-ah
FRFrançais
dynastes
din-ah-stehs
HEעברית
משפחה
mish-pa-chah
HUMagyar
dinasztia
dee-nasz-tee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
dinasti
dee-NAS-tee
IGIG
ndị eze
n-dee eh-zeh
ITItaliano
dinastia
dee-NAS-tee-ah
KKKK
династія
dy-nas-tee-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
dinasti
dee-NAS-tee
NLNederlands
dynastie
din-as-tee
NONorsk
dynasti
din-as-tee
PLPolski
dynastia
dy-nas-tee-ah
PTPortuguês
dinasta
dee-NAH-stah
RORomână
dinastie
dee-nas-tee-eh
RUРусский
династ
dee-NAHST
SWKiswahili
dinasti
dee-NAS-tee
TAதமிழ்
இராச்சியம்
iraachiyam
THไทย
ราชวงศ์
ratcha-wongs
TLTL
dinastiya
dee-NAS-tee-yah
TRTürkçe
dinasti
dee-NAS-tee
UKУкраїнська
династія
dy-nas-tee-yah
VITiếng Việt
dinasti
dee-NAS-tee