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单词 burying beetle
释义

burying beetle

noun

: any of various beetles (family Silphidae and especially genus Nicrophorus) that bury and lay eggs on the carcasses of small animals which provide a food source for the developing larvae

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Schwing: After 100 million years or so of practice, burying beetle parents have the job down cold...but also stench-free and ready for eating. Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2021 The Center sued the USFWS on March 25 to challenge the Trump administration's downlisting of the American burying beetle from endangered to threatened. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2021 What’s the difference between a suburban parent and a burying beetle? Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 11 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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