dung beetle
noun
1- a beetle whose larvae feed on dung, especially a scarab. The larger kinds place the dung in a hole before the eggs are laid, and some of them roll it along in a ball金龟子, 屎壳郎; 蜉金龟; 蜣螂。
1.1
- Superfamily Scarabaeoidea, in particular families Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae.金龟子总科, 尤指金龟科及粪金龟科。