Dung beetle and Scarab

Dung beetle

Dung beetle noun - Any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs.
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Scarab and dung beetle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scarab" instead a noun phrase "Dung beetle".

Scarab

Scarab noun - Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
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Dung beetle and scarab are semantically related. You can use "Dung beetle" instead a noun "Scarab".

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  • Comic Strip / Pearls Before Swine Pigita one went on a date with Donny the Dung Beetle, though he'd claimed he was a scarab.
  • Video Game / Mega Man X Scarab Power: Three of the four beetle-themed Mavericks in the series - Boomer Kuwanger (stag beetle), Gravity Beetle (rhinoceros beetle) and Ground Scaravich (dung beetle) - are in fact all based on scarabs.
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