- bur|y|ing beetle
- bur|y|ing beetle «BEHR ee ihng»,a beetle that buries small dead animals and birds and lays her eggs in them; sexton beetle.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bur|y|ing beetle
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buryingbeetle — bur·y·ing beetle (bĕrʹē ĭng) n. Any of various black or black and orange beetles of the genus Nicrophorus that bury dead mice and other small animals on which they feed and lay their eggs. Also called sexton beetle. * * * … Universalium
