scarabaeoid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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Also: scaraboid. of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
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a former word for lamellicorn
Etymology
Origin of scarabaeoid
First recorded in 1885–90; scarabae(us) + -oid
Example Sentences
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Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The scarabaeoid proper is a simplification of the scarab, effected by the omission of all details of the beetle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
By the Greeks, with whom we are at present concerned, its use was occasional, and about 500 B.C. it was superseded by the scarabaeoid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The scarabaeoid in its turn is abandoned for the simple ring stone.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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