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aphodiid

aphodiid noun: any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae).

aphodiid: any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae)
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Noun

aphodiid (plural aphodiids)

  1. Any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae).
    • The aphodiids dominate dung in northern temperate zones.2017, Richard Jones, Call of Nature: The Secret Life of Dung

Forms of aphodiid

pluralaphodiids

Questions about aphodiid

What does aphodiid mean?
Aphodiid means any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae).
What part of speech is aphodiid?
Aphodiid is a noun.
What is the plural of aphodiid?
The plural of aphodiid is aphodiids.

Words near aphodiid in the dictionary

  1. aphlebial
  2. aphlogistic
  3. aphobe
  4. aphobes
  5. aphobia
  6. aphodiid
  7. aphodiids
  8. aphodiine
  9. aphonia
  10. aphonias
  11. aphonic

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