Aphodius

noun

Apho·​di·​us

əˈfōdēəs

: a large genus of small somewhat elongated dung beetles commonly placed in the family Scarabaeidae see pasture cockchafer

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aphodos excrement, from apo- + hodos way, road

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