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geotrupes
\\ˌjēō.ˈtrü(ˌ)pēz\
noun
Usage:
capitalized
Etymology:
New Latin
, irregular from
ge-
+ Greek
trypē
hole
:
a genus of bronze or black dung beetles that dig vertical tunnels in the soil and provision them with dung in which their larvae feed and grow
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