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burying beetle

noun

  1. any of various carrion beetles that bury the carcasses of small animals, especially rodents, in which their eggs have been deposited.


burying beetle

noun

  1. a beetle of the genus Necrophorous , which buries the dead bodies of small animals by excavating beneath them, using the corpses as food for themselves and their larvae: family Silphidae Also calledsexton
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of burying beetle1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

It was a tiny beetle no more than eight inches long—a burying-beetle.

Most people have seen the Necrophorus or Burying Beetle working in fields or gardens.

The following account of the Burying Beetle is given by M. Gleditsch, a foreign naturalist.

Butterflies, moths, and a burying-beetle especially desired.

It was a tiny beetle no more than eight inches long—a sexton or burying-beetle.

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