dung beetle
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dung beetle
- /ˈdʌŋ biːtəl/ UK
noun dung beetles
- 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. "They went in together. His was accepted and mine rejected. The title of his paper was 'The Reproductive System of the Dung-Beetle'." There was a general laugh.
- Any of the true dung beetles of subfamily Scarabaeinae.
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noun insect of the family Scarabaeidae
| Español | escarabajo pelotero, ruedamierda, ruedapelota, escarabajo bolero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말똥구리 malttongguri, 쇠똥구리 soettongguri, 소똥구리 sottongguri |
| 日本語 | 糞虫, 糞転がし funkorogashi, フンコロガシ funkorogashi |
| 中文 | 蜣螂 qiāngláng, 屎殼郎 /屎壳郎 shǐkélàng, 屎蚵螂 shǐkēláng, 糞金龜 /粪金龟 fènjīnguī |
| हिन्दी | गोबरैला gobrailā, गुबरैला gubrailā |
| Português | escaravelho, rola-bosta, bosteiro |
| Français | bousier, scarabée bousier, escarbot |
| Deutsch | Mistkäfer |
| Italiano | scarabeo stercorario, geotrupe, stercorario |
| Ελληνικά | σκαραβαίος skaravaíos |
| Română | scarabeu |
| Русский | наво́зный жук navóznyj žuk, наво́зник navóznik |
| Tiếng Việt | bọ hung |
| العربية | جَعْل الرَوْث jaʕl ar-rawṯ, جِعْرَان jiʕrān, خُنْفُسَاء ḵunfusāʔ |
| עברית | חִפּוּשִׁית זֶבֶל khipushít zével |
Talk about this word "dung beetle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dung%20beetle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dung beetle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dung%20beetle "dung beetle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dung%20beetle.
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@misc{dung_beetle_2026,
title = {dung beetle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dung%20beetle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
