scarabaeoid

[skar-uh-bee-oid]

adjective

1. resembling a scarab.

noun

1. an imitation or counterfeit scarab.

scarabaeoid

/ ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd /

adjective

1. Also: scaraboid. of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid

2. a former word for lamellicorn

Word History and Origins

Origin of scarabaeoid¹

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

Example Sentences

Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum.

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The scarabaeoid form does not occur in Etruscan deposits.

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A chalcedony scarabaeoid from Greece, in the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge, with a lady at her toilet, attended by her maid.

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The scarabaeoid in its turn is abandoned for the simple ring stone.

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The scarabaeoid proper is a simplification of the scarab, effected by the omission of all details of the beetle.

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