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Any of various dung beetles, especially of the genera Canthon and Phanaeus, that roll up balls of fresh dung, inside which the female deposits her eggs and on which the larvae feed.

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tumblebug - any of various dung beetles

dung beetle - any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs

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