dung

[US]/dʌŋ/
[UK]/dʌŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. animal excrement, manure.

Phrases & Collocations

cow dung

elephant dung

dung beetle

Example Sentences

hen dung (=hen manure)

You can see the fresh buffalo dung on the country road.

Beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them.

Scarab beetle amulets portrayed the beetle's persistence in rolling a dung ball and the reemergence of the beetle from its hole in the ground.

The variation of dripper discharge rate ranged from –2% to 14%. 2) Under soil culture, application of liquid composted chicken dung manure could meet supply sufficient nutrients for tomato growth.

Land owners around Burnie in Tasmania state helped scrape together 25 kilograms of kangaroo and wallaby dung for Creative Paper Tasmania to make its first batch of the unique paper pulp.

Flies on the other hand (Beelzebub means Lord of the Flies) are not centralized, are inveterately on their own, focus on dung and carcasses, produce nothing, and don't care for their offspring.

roo dua waa di mai prom dung jai neuk fun mae ter ja bok ruk chun dae jai chun hai...

Real-world Examples

Its poop. Fossilized dung. They call it coprolite.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

Territorial markers are smells in animals' dung or urine marking their territory.

Source: 6 Minute English

Animal dung enriches the soil by providing nutrients for plant growth.

Source: Master TOEFL Vocabulary in 7 Days

" The Aging Potion, dung brains, " said Fred.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Yeah, someone might slip dragon dung in it again, eh, Perce? " said Fred.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We do know that some of these butterflies like ripe fruit and mammal dung.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

They are busy feeding from this pile of dung before the sun dries it up.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Fecal forensics can tell us a bunch of information about the animal that dropped that dung.

Source: Thanksgiving Matters

Sing me that song again, about the dung and the dark, he begged.

Source: Charlotte's Web

" He's got dung for brains, that one, " said Ron furiously.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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