Onthophagus

noun

On·​thoph·​a·​gus

änˈthäfəgəs

: a widely distributed genus of scarabaeid beetles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek onthos dung + New Latin -phagus (from Greek -phagos -phagous)

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