dung beetle
短语n. 金龟子科, 甲虫, 蜣螂
发音
UK
/ˈdʌŋ biːtəl/
AU
词形变化
dung beetles
复数
释义与例句
n.
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1.
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.
蜣螂
屎壳郎
屎蚵螂
粪金龟
牛屎龟
屎龟
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2.
Any of the true dung beetles of subfamily Scarabaeinae.