burying beetle

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for burying beetle

This is the Burying-beetle, the Necrophorus, so different from the cadaveric mob in dress and habits.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre
Butterflies, moths, and a burying-beetle especially desired.
Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881|Various
A general scavenger, the Burying-beetle refuses no sort of cadaveric putrescence.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre
It was a tiny beetle no more than eight inches long—a burying-beetle.
The Red Dust|Murray Leinster

It was a tiny beetle no more than eight inches long—a sexton or burying-beetle.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster

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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单词	burying beetle
释义	burying beetle noun any of various carrion beetles that bury the carcasses of small animals, especially rodents, in which their eggs have been deposited. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burying beetle This is the Burying-beetle, the Necrophorus, so different from the cadaveric mob in dress and habits. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles\|Jean Henri Fabre Butterflies, moths, and a burying-beetle especially desired. Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881\|Various A general scavenger, the Burying-beetle refuses no sort of cadaveric putrescence. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles\|Jean Henri Fabre It was a tiny beetle no more than eight inches long—a burying-beetle. The Red Dust\|Murray Leinster It was a tiny beetle no more than eight inches long—a sexton or burying-beetle. The Forgotten Planet\|Murray Leinster 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 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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