scarabaeoid

[ skar-uh-bee-oid ]

adjectiveAlso scar·a·boid [skar-uh-boid]. /ˈskær əˌbɔɪd/.
  1. resembling a scarab.

noun
  1. an imitation or counterfeit scarab.

Origin of scarabaeoid

1
First recorded in 1885–90; scarabae(us) + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for scarabaeoid

scarabaeoid

/ (ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. Also: scaraboid (ˈskærəˌbɔɪd) of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid

  2. a former word for lamellicorn

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