aphodiid

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noun

Any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae).

Scrabble 15

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nounaphodiid (plural aphodiids)

plural aphodiids

  1. biologyAny beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae).

    The aphodiids dominate dung in northern temperate zones.

    2017, Richard Jones, Call of Nature: The Secret Life of Dung

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