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burying beetle
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noun
any of various carrion beetles that bury the carcasses of small animals, especially rodents, in which their eggs have been deposited.
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Also called sexton beetle .
Origin of burying beetle
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby burying beetle
Burushaski, burweed, bury, Buryat, Buryat Republic, burying beetle, burying ground, bury one's head in the sand, Bury St. Edmunds, bury the hatchet, bus
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British Dictionary definitions for burying beetle
burying beetle
noun
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 SilphidaeAlso called: sexton
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