dung

noun

\ ˈdəŋ

Definition of dung

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : the feces of an animal : manure

2 : something repulsive

dung

verb

dunged; dunging; dungs

Definition of dung (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to fertilize or dress with manure

intransitive verb

: defecate

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Noun

researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung

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One 4-year-old girl, Marwa, lost both her twin sister, Safwa, and their mother, Brekhna, who had been nearby making dung cakes for fuel. — New York Times, "One Family’s Toll on a Cruel Day: 7 Children With Amputated Legs," 3 June 2018 The new work builds on more than a decade of research by the UW team, which first analyzed thousands of elephant dung samples from across Africa to document genetic diversity and distinguish different elephant populations. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Who’s killing Africa’s elephants? UW study identifies ivory trafficking cartels," 24 Sep. 2018 The lake cores contain less forest pollen and more from grasses and flowering meadow plants, mixed with the spores of fungi that thrive on cattle dung. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Supposedly pristine South American forest had been pre-Columbian farmland," 17 July 2018 The cleansing rituals include—as Ms. George herself observed—washing their hair in a river with buffalo dung followed by a rinse with cow’s milk and urine. — Laura Landro, WSJ, "‘Nine Pints’ Review: The Stuff of Life," 29 Oct. 2018 Modi has also spoken several times about reinvigorating traditional farming methods such as using cow dung as a natural fertilizer. — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, "Goa’s agriculture minister wants farmers to use ‘cosmic farming’ instead of fertilizer," 4 July 2018 The Irish farming community is in a lather after a dairy farmer in County Limerick was fined $350 last week for the dung a judge says his cows left on a road, causing a motorcycle accident. — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, "Will Irish farmers have to diaper their cows after Effin dung case? | The Kansas City Star," 23 May 2018 Someone compared the smell of the wine to cow dung. — Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, "The Proof Is in Their Palates," 10 July 2018 The mountain lions were also ignoring the piles of hay and dung brought by zookeepers from other animal pens to give them something interesting to sniff. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Oakland Zoo’s puma cubs get comfortable in their soon-to-open exhibit," 6 May 2018

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