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ALL meanings of burying beetle

burying beetle
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  • noun burying beetle 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 Silphidae 3
  • noun burying beetle any of various carrion beetles that bury the carcasses of small animals, especially rodents, in which their eggs have been deposited. 1
  • noun burying beetle sexton beetle; necrophore. 0
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