NOUN | animal | dung beetle | any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs |
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Meaning | Any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs. | |
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Narrower | dorbeetle | Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound |
scarab, scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer | scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians | |
tumblebug | Any of various dung beetles | |
Broader | scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean | Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes |
Spanish | escarabajo pelotero | |
Catalan | escarabat piloter |
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