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| blowfly |
any of various flies that deposit their eggs on carrion, dung, or the open sores or wounds of living animals. |
| dung beetle |
any of various beetles that feed on and breed in dung; scarab. |
| dunghill |
a large pile of dung. [1/2 definitions] |
| ordure |
solid excrement; dung. |
| scarabaeid |
any of numerous related beetles, including scarabs, June bugs, and dung beetles. [1/2 definitions] |
| tumblebug |
any of several dung beetles that roll balls of manure in which their eggs are deposited and the young develop. |
| tumbrel |
a two-wheeled dump cart, esp. one used by farmers to carry dung. [1/2 definitions] |
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