• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dung
dung, dunging 1. The excrement of animals; manure. 2. Something foul or abhorrent. 3. To fertilize (land) with manure. 4. A reference to the defecation of animals. All dung beetles are scarabs, but not all scarabs are dung beetles; for example, the protea beetle (Trichostetha fascicularis) gathers nectar from various species of proteas. Protea...