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dung beetle
dung bee·tle (plural dung bee·tles)


noun 
Definition:
 
beetle that rolls balls of dung: a scarab beetle that rolls large balls of dung into tunnels to feed the larvae that hatch from the eggs it lays there. Subfamily Coprinae.
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