大粪球 (dà) — dung ball (the ball of feces rolled by dung beetles)
Definition
A dung ball — the ball of animal feces that dung beetles roll. 大 here just emphasizes size; the compound refers to the whole ball, not a large one specifically.
noun
dung ball (the ball of feces rolled by dung beetles)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大粪球。Zhè ge dà shì mǒu zhǒng jiǎ chóng gǔn chū lái de.This dung ball was rolled out by a type of beetle.
- 大粪球。Yán jiū rén yuán zài sēn lín lǐ fā xiàn le yí gè dà.The researchers found a dung ball in the forest.
- 大粪球。dà Zài zì rán jiè zhōng qǐ dào le fēn jiě fèn biàn de zuò yòng.Dung balls play a role in decomposing feces in nature.
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