dung beetle

n. Any of various beetles chiefly of the family Scarabaeidae that feed on dung and lay their eggs in it, often rolling it into balls.

dung beetle

dung chafer

n (Animals) any of the various beetles of the family Scarabaeidae and related families that feed on or breed in dung

dung′ bee`tle

n. any of various scarab beetles that feed on or breed in dung. [1625–35]

Thesaurus

Noun

dung beetle - any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggsscarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikesscarab, scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer - scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptianstumblebug - any of various dung beetlesdorbeetle - Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound

dung beetle

dung beetle:

see scarab beetlescarab beetle
or scarab,
name for members of a large family of heavy-bodied, oval beetles (the Scarabaeidae), with about 30,000 species distributed throughout most of the world and over 1,200 in North America.
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dung beetle

Related to dung beetle: Scarab beetle

noun

Words related to dung beetle

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

Related Words

scarabaean
scarabaeid
scarabaeid beetle
scarab
scarabaeus
Scarabaeus sacer
tumblebug
dorbeetle

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