burying beetle
n. (Zoology) sexton beetle, gravedigger, any type of black or black and orange beetles that bury dead mice or the carcasses of small animals | ||||
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Burying beetle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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burying beetle
burying beetle
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burying beetle
(zo?l.), the general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe necrophaga; the sexton beetle; -- so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them. the larv? feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers...
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burying beetle
see under necrophore
burying beetle
(zo?l.), the general name of many species of beetles, of the tribe necrophaga; the sexton beetle; -- so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them. the larv? feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers...
see also bury
Burying beetle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Burying beetle
Burying beetles or sexton beetles (genus Nicrophorus) are the best-known members of the family Silphidae (carrion beetles). Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). They bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood (biparental care).
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