In early use, a beetle of any kind (chiefly referred to as supposed to be bred in and to feed upon dung). Now rare exc. (also scarab beetle) as…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Ateuchus (5) scarab1579 In early use, a beetle of any kind (chiefly referred to as supposed to be bred in and to feed upon dung). Now rare exc. (also scarab beetle) as… scarabee1591 = scarab, n. 1. pilulary1661 A dung beetle. spring beetle1799 Any of various scarab or chafer beetles which emerge in spring. pill chafer1804 a dung beetle which forms balls of dung around its eggs, which are then buried. |
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