dung beetles

A form of dung beetle — Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of dung beetle
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dung beetles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dung%20beetles

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“dung beetles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dung%20beetles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dung beetles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dung%20beetles.

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