Definition of Burying beetle
(Zool.)
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
larvæ
feed
upon
decaying
flesh
,
and
are
useful
scavengers
.
See also:
Bury
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Bursch
Burschenschaft
Burse
Burseraceae
Bursiculate
Bursiform
Bursitis
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Bursting charge
Burstwort
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Burthen
Burton
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Burundi
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burunduki
Bury
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Bus
busbar
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Buscon
Bush
bush baby
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