English Explanatory Dictionary

scaraboid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.
noun
  1. Any scaraboid beetle.
  2. An imitation scarab ornament.

Word forms

scaraboid more scaraboid most scaraboid scaraboids

Etymology

From scarab + -oid.

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