dung beetle

English Thesaurus

1. any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle,
definition	:	any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	scarab, scarabaeus, scarabaeus sacer,
definition	:	scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	tumblebug,
definition	:	any of various dung beetles (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dorbeetle,
definition	:	Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound (noun.animal)