DUNG BEETLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does dung beetle mean? • DUNG BEETLE (noun)
The noun DUNG BEETLE has 1 sense:
1. any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
Familiarity information: DUNG BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DUNG BEETLE (noun)
Meaning:
Any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("dung beetle" is a kind of...):
scarabaean; scarabaeid; scarabaeid beetle (any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dung beetle"):
scarab; scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer (scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians)
tumblebug (any of various dung beetles)
dorbeetle (Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound)
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