dung in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dung in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dung [Am dəŋ, Brit dʌŋ] N U

1. dung (feces):

dung

boñiga f

dung

bosta f

2. dung (manure):

dung esp Brit

estiércol m

II.dung [Am dəŋ, Brit dʌŋ] VB trans Brit

dung field/flowerbed:

dung

estercolar

dung

abonar con estiércol

Translations for dung in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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boñiga (de vaca)

cow dung

boñiga (de vaca)

dung

boñiga (de caballo)

horse dung

boñiga (de caballo)

dung

boñiga (de caballo)

pile of horse dung

estiércol (excremento)

dung

estercolero

dung heap

(de caballo, búfalo) una majada

some horse/buffalo dung

dung in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dung in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dung [dʌŋ] N no pl

dung (excrement)

excrementos m pl

dung (manure)

estiércol m

Translations for dung in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bosta

dung

guano

dung

majada

dung

albañal

dung heap

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Large piles of dried yak dung are stored close to the tent as an important source of fuel.

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Dung beetles play a remarkable role in agriculture.

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Because most of the food elephants eat goes undigested, their dung can provide food for other animals, such as dung beetles and monkeys.

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When they got really bad, the citizens had to make the dung-filled streets passable with wooden pathways.

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Also, the dung beetle buries food in underground chambers, thereby ensuring water and energy sources during periodically dry conditions.

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They can also consume nectar and dung as additional sources of energy.

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Flies attracted to the moss carry its spores to fresh herbivore dung, which is the favoured habitat of the species of this genus.

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The larvae feed on the dung of the host.

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With old age he became increasingly eccentric and neglected his own personal hygiene to such an extent that he acquired the nickname the walking dung-hill.

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The larvae usually grow up in dung piles or decaying organic matter, but they can also be in regular soil.

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