Trox

noun

ˈträks

: a genus of medium-sized brownish beetles with large vertical mandibles including several typical skin beetles and others that feed on carrion or dung

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek trōx gnawer, from Greek trōgein to gnaw

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