burying beetle
noun
any of various carrion beetles that bury the carcasses of small animals, especially rodents, in which their eggs have been deposited.
Also called
sexton beetle.
Origin of burying beetle
First recorded in 1795–1805
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British Dictionary definitions for burying beetle
burying beetle
noun
a beetle of the genus Necrophorous, which buries the dead bodies of small animals by excavating beneath them, using the corpses as food for themselves and their larvae: family Silphidae
Also called: sexton