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Definition of Dung beetle
1. Noun. Any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs.
Specialized synonyms: Scarab, Scarabaeus, Scarabaeus Sacer, Tumblebug, Dorbeetle
Definition of Dung beetle
1. Noun. A type of beetle of the family ''Scarabaeidae'' noted for rolling dung into spherical balls and pushing it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dung Beetle
Literary usage of Dung beetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1861)
"I never ask a question twice," said the Dung-beetle, after he had asked it three
... You are both of you quite right," said the Dung-beetle, and so he was ..."
2. Insect Architecture by James Rennie (1830)
"A still more common British insect, the Dorr, Clock, or Dung-Beetle (Geotrupes
stercorarius) uses different materials for burying along with its eggs. ..."
3. The Universe: Or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by Félix-Archimède Pouchet (1884)
"In my narrative I have conformed to the opinions of French zoologists, but it is
probable that when the history of the dung-beetle has been thoroughly ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"7 he dor, anil some other dung beetles, simulate death to deceive their enemies
when they apprehend danger, not, like many insects, dung beetle ..."
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