scarabaeoid
[ skar-uh-bee-oid ]
/ ˌskær əˈbi ɔɪd /
adjective Also scar·a·boid [skar-uh-boid]. /ˈskær əˌbɔɪd/.
resembling a scarab.
noun
an imitation or counterfeit scarab.
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First recorded in 1885–90; scarabae(us) + -oid
Words nearby scarabaeoid
scapulopexy, scapus, scar, scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, Scaramouch, Scarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma
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Example sentences from the Web for scarabaeoid
The scarabaeoid seals were worn as rings in Egypt apparently from the earliest times.
The scarabaeoid in its turn is abandoned for the simple ring stone.
Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum.
The scarabaeoid proper is a simplification of the scarab, effected by the omission of all details of the beetle.
British Dictionary definitions for scarabaeoid
scarabaeoid
/ (ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd) /
adjective
Also: scaraboid (ˈskærəˌbɔɪd) of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
a former word for lamellicorn
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