| 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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