单词 | dung beetle |
释义 | dung beetle (once / 295483 pages) n WORD FAMILY dung beetle: dung beetles USAGE EXAMPLESIn the hall, in emulation of the dung beetle, the artist constructed a ball of knotted white sheets five feet across. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) Industrious dung beetles were scooting their prizes up a hill, only to tumble back down and patiently begin again. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) Dung beetles may one day be a conservationist's best friend. Science Magazine(Sep 15, 2016) n any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs Hypo|Hyper Scarabaeus sacer, scarab, scarabaeus scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians tumblebugany of various dung beetles dorbeetleOld World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes |
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