单词 | stercovorous |
释义 | stercovorousadj. Entomology. Of certain insects: Feeding on dung or excrement. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > feeding on or living in dung stercorary1664 stercovorous1839 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxiii. 583 These stercovorous insects. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxiii. 584 In England, the greater number of stercovorous beetles are confined in their appetites. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1839 |
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