noun
dor beetle (family Geotrupidae)
Refers to beetles of the family Geotrupidae, commonly known as dor beetles or earth-boring dung beetles.
センチコガネは動物の糞を食べる。
Dor beetles eat animal dung.
noun
Geotrupes laevistriatus (species of dor beetle)
Specifically the species Geotrupes laevistriatus, a common dor beetle in Japan.
日本でよく見られるセンチコガネは Geotrupes laevistriatus です。
The dor beetle commonly seen in Japan is Geotrupes laevistriatus.
The name センチコガネ is derived from 雪隠 (せんち, 'toilet') and 金亀子 (こがね, 'scarab beetle'), referring to its association with dung. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.