- tum|ble|dung
- tum|ble|dung «TUHM buhl DUHNG», noun.= tumblebug. (Cf. ↑tumblebug)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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tum|ble|bug — «TUHM buhl BUHG», noun. any one of various beetles that roll up a ball of dung in which to lay their eggs … Useful english dictionary
Tumbledung — Tum ble*dung , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to {Scarab[ae]us}, {Copris}, {Phan[ae]us}, and allied genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls by means of her hind legs to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumblebug — tum•ble•bug [[t]ˈtʌm bəlˌbʌg[/t]] n. ent any of several dung beetles that roll balls of dung in which they deposit their eggs • Etymology: 1795–1805, amer … From formal English to slang
