scarabaeid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).

Word forms

scarabaeid scarabaeids

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.

Related words

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