oryctes

[Gr. oryktes =a digger.] Entom.: A genus of Dynastine. Oryctes nas i corn is is found on the continent of Europe in half rotten tan-pits, . It feeds on decayed wood. O. Thinoceros, the Rhinoceros Beetle, is a native of Malacca, and feeds on the cocoanut-palm. *ör-c-tog-nos-tic, a. [Fr. oryctognostique .] Of or pertaining to oryctognosy (q. v.). *ör-c-tog-nos-tic-al-ly, adv . [Eng. oryctognostic; -al, -ally.] According to oryctognosy. *ör-c-tog-no-sỹ, s . [Gr. oryktos dug, fo il, from ory o to dig, and gnosis knowledge; Fr. oryctognosie.] Nat. Science: Mineralogy. Of or pertaining to oryctology (q. v.). One who studies or is skilled in oryctology. or-c-tol-o-gist, s. [Eng. oryctolog(y); -ist.]