carrion beetle

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noun

any of the beetles of the family Silphidae that feed on and deposit their eggs in carrion.

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Origin of carrion beetle

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby carrion beetle

carrier pigeon, carrier wave, Carrington, carriole, carrion, carrion beetle, carrion crow, carrion flower, carritch, Carroll, Carroll, Lewis

How to use carrion beetle in a sentence

A carrion beetle (the ugly lover) crawled off to the sea shore, and found some fish scales that emitted light.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis

British Dictionary definitions for carrion beetle

carrion beetle

noun

any beetle of the family Silphidae that track carrion by a keen sense of smellSee also burying beetle

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