Definition of dung-beetle:
(n) :
(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.
(n) :
(countable) A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.
(v) :
(intransitive) To release dung: to defecate.
(v) :
(transitive) To fertilize with dung.
(v) :
(transitive, calico printing) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung, done to remove the superfluous mordant.
(v) :
(colloquial) To discard (especially rubbish); to chuck out.