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TUMBLEDUNG
TUMBLEDUNG
Tum
"ble *
dung
`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
scaraboid
beetles
belonging
to
Scarabæus, Copris, Phanæus,
and
allied
genera.
The
female
lays
her
eggs
in
a
globular
mass
of
dung
which
she
rolls
by
means
of
her
hind
legs
to
a
burrow
excavated
in
the
earth
in
which
she
buries
it.