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dung beetle

DEFINITIONS OF: dung beetle

1

n any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs

Types:
Scarabaeus sacer, scarab, scarabaeus
scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
tumblebug
any of various dung beetles
dorbeetle
Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
Type of:
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
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