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Burying beetle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BURYING BEETLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Burying beetle

Burying beetles or sexton beetles are the best-known members of the family Silphidae. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra. Burying beetles are true to their name- they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood. The genus name is sometimes spelled Necrophorus in older texts. This is an emendation by Carl Peter Thunberg of Fabricius's original name, and is not valid. The American burying beetle has been on the U.S. endangered species list since 1989.

Definition of burying beetle in the English dictionary

The definition of burying beetle in the dictionary is 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.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BURYING BEETLE

bark beetle
bee beetle
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dung beetle
flea beetle
gold beetle
ground beetle
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Japanese beetle
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Synonyms and antonyms of burying beetle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «burying beetle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURYING BEETLE

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The translations of burying beetle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burying beetle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埋葬甲虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escarabajo enterrar
570 millions of speakers

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burying beetle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दफन बीटल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دفن خنفساء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хоронить жука
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enterrando besouro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবরখানা বিটল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coléoptère enterrer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menumpuk kumbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vergraben Käfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シデムシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매장 딱정벌레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Burying beetle
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chôn bọ cánh cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வண்டு புதைத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दफन बीटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Böcekleri gömmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seppellendo scarabeo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grzebiąc beetle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ховати жука
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngropare gândac
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θάβοντας σκαθάρι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

begrawe Beetle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

begrava skalbagge
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

begrave bille
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURYING BEETLE»

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The Burying Beetle
Meet Gussie. Twelve years old and has just moved from London into her new ramshackle home on a cliff top above St Ives. She has an irrepressible zest for life. She also has a life-threatening heart condition.
Ann Kelley, 2005
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Brown bear - cheetah
The adult burying beetle rubs the edge of its orange elytra (wing cases) against part of its abdomen to create a shrill noise. It uses this sound to guide its larvae to the cavity that it has constructed beneath an animal carcass. BURYING BEETLE  ...
‎2002
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Burying Beetle Trapping and Marking
Once found in 35 states and three Canadian provinces, the American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus, has disappeared from over 90% of its historic range and is currently present in only seven states.
Stephanie Butler, Wyatt Hoback, 2012
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Animal Behavior
Reproductive dominance and differential ovicide in the communally breeding burying beetle Nicrophorus tomentosus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 40, 313–320. Scott, M. P. & T. N. Tan. (1985). Radionuclide determination of male  ...
Ken Yasukawa, 2014
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Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World
Unlike the scarab beetle of Mediterranean countries, which walks in plain view while rolling a ball of dung to some still undiscovered place of burial, a burying beetle quickly slides out of sight below the carcass of a mouse or a bird it has found.
Erich Hoyt, Ted Schultz, 2002
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Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal ...
Figure 2.49 The american burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) has distinctive red- orange and black coloring, including a large colored spot on and behind the head. This beetle has been placed on the endangered list because much of ...
Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner, 2009
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey
American Burying Beetle Amaral, M., and Prospero, M.L.N. 1999. One zoo, two islands, and a beetle. Endangered Species BulL 24(3): 10-11. New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC). 2001. American Burying Beetle Fact ...
Bruce E. Beans, Larry Niles, 2003
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New Jersey Plants and Animals
American Burying Beetle The American burying beetle is also disappearing from the state, but no one is sure why. It is active at night and feeds by sniffing out its prey, burying it alive, and then eating its catch once it has suffocated. The burying  ...
Mark Stewart, 2003
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Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are ...
he American burying beetle is but one of the millions of insects and other invertebrates that play such a major, though seldom acknowledged, role in the maintenance of habitats and ecosystems. Most people simply lump them all into the ...
Jane Goodall, 2009
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The grammar of entomolgy
HISTORY OF THE BURYING-BEETLE.* Class Coleoptera. i Getms Necrophorus. Order Silphiites [ Species Vespilly. 142. The burying-beetle is about an inch in length ; it is black, with two bands across its back of a bright orange colour ; these  ...
Edward Newman, 1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURYING BEETLE»

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Don't scare the tortoise! Troops tiptoe around endangered species
... rider that would delist two endangered species -- the lesser prairie chicken and American burying beetle -- and bar listing of the greater sage ... «Environment & Energy Publishing, Jul 15»
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Battle over grassland electrical lines looms in Nebraska
They have now found themselves hoping that the government's efforts to preserve the American burying beetle might be able to stop the ... «Al Jazeera America, Jun 15»
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Where top issues stand in the R.I. General Assembly
STATE INSECT: The American burying beetle could be the official state insect. NOT APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The following ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
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Lawmakers Name Official State Insect
The bill to make the American burying beetle the official state insect heads to the governor's desk. This was the result of steady lobbying by third ... «Rhode Island Public Radio, Jun 15»
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Bill naming official state insect heads to the governor
PROVIDENCE – Legislation designating the American burying beetle at Rhode Island's official state insect, a bill initiated by 3rd-graders at St. «Valley Breeze, Jun 15»
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Legislative session ends abruptly with many bills left
Designating the American burying beetle as Rhode Island's official state insect. Third graders from Newport came up with the idea and ... «Beaumont Enterprise, Jun 15»
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R.I. legislators dash toward end of session
On a lighter note, the House also voted to make the American burying beetle the official state insect. But with time running out, House and ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
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Issues to watch at end of General Assembly session
This year, a group of third-graders want to make the American burying beetle the official state insect. The Senate passed the bill. The House ... «CT Post, Jun 15»
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Meet the Defense Department's Latest Pork Project: the American …
... greater sage-grouse, the conservation of lesser prairie-chickens, and the removal endangered species status for the American burying beetle ... «Blue Nation Review, Jun 15»
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Political Scene: Raimondo's budget critics are biding their time
It would make the American burying beetle the official state insect. Stay tuned. For the record: In 2012, then-Gov. Lincoln Chafee vetoed an ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»

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