dung beetle
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The meaning (definition) of the word dung beetle
a beetle that rolls balls of dung
The word dung beetle used in a sentence
“The dung beetle rolled the ball across the ground very hard.”
The plural of the word dung beetle
dung beetles
How the word dung beetle is said around the world
| French | bousier (booz-YAY) |
| Spanish | escarabajo pelotero (ays-kah-rah-VAH-khoh pay-loh-TAY-roh) |
| Mandarin | 蜣螂 (chyahng lahng) |
| Hindi | डंग बीटल (dungg BEE-tuhl) |
| Arabic | خنفساء الروث (khnfsah ahr-ROWTH) |
| Russian | жук-навозник (ZHOOK-nah-vohzh-nyeek) |
| Portuguese (EU) | escaravelho-do-estrume (shkah-rah-VAY-loo-doosh-TROO-muh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | besouro do esterco (bay-ZOH-ruu duu ays-TAY-ruh-kuu) |
| Japanese | フンコロガシ (fung-koh-roh-GAH-shee) |
| German | Mistkäfer (MIST-kair-fur) |
| Urdu | گوبریلا (goh-BREE-lah) |
| Punjabi | ਗੋਬਰ ਦਾ ਕੀੜਾ (GOH-buhr dah KEE-rah) |
| Korean | 쇠똥구리 (sway-DOHNG-goo-ree) |
| Hebrew | חיפושית זבל |
| Greek | σκαθάρι κοπριάς (skah-THAH-ree kohp-ree-AHS) |
| Dutch | mestkever (MEST-kuh-vuhr) |
| Tagalog | dung beetle (dung BEE-tul) |
| Vietnamese | bọ cánh cứng ăn phân (baw KAY-urny KEW-urng ahn fuhn) |
| Turkish | gübre böceği (gyerb-RE ber-jay-I) |
| Persian | سوسک سرگین (soosk SAYR-geen) |
| Polish | chrząszcz gnojowy (khshawnzhj gnaw-YAW-vi) |
| Ukrainian | гнойовий жук (hnoh-YOH-viy zhook) |
| Bengali | গোবর পোকা (GOH-bawr POH-kah) |
| Swedish | dyngbagge (DEWNG-bah-guh) |
| Italian | scarabeo stercorario (skah-rah-BE-oh stayr-koh-RAH-ree-oh) |
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