HyperDic: dung_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression dung beetle:
NOUNanimaldung beetleany of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
English > dung beetle: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs.
NarrowerdorbeetleOld World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
scarab, scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacerscarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
tumblebugAny of various dung beetles
Broaderscarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaeanAny of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
Spanishescarabajo pelotero
Catalanescarabat piloter

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