dung beetle
dung beetle — 名詞
1. a kind of beetle that gathers animal waste into small balls, using them for food
糞金龜
會滾糞球並在其中產卵的甲蟲
a kind of beetle that gathers animal waste into small balls, using them for food and often as a place to leave its eggs.
At sunset, Leo watched a dung beetle push a dark ball across the sand.
黃昏時，Leo 看著一隻糞金龜把黑色糞球推過沙地。
watch a dung beetle roll a ball
The science class kept a dung beetle in a glass box for one week.
自然課的學生把一隻糞金龜養在玻璃箱裡一週。
keep a dung beetle in a glass box
After the cows moved on, a dung beetle appeared beside the fresh droppings.
牛群走開後，一隻糞金龜出現在新鮮糞便旁邊。
Ritu sketched a dung beetle lifting a small dung ball with its front legs.
Ritu 在筆記本上畫了一隻正用前腳抬起小糞球的糞金龜。
Farmers value dung beetles because they help clear waste from the fields.
農夫看重糞金龜，因為牠們能幫忙清掉田裡的排泄物。
- scarab beetle
broader term; many dung beetles belong to the scarab family, but not every scarab is a dung beetle
- tumblebug
a more specific North American name for a dung beetle that rolls dung balls
用法筆記
Usually countable. The plural 'dung beetles' is common when speaking about the group as a whole or about their helpful role on farms and grassland.