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scarabaeoid

[ skar-uh-bee-oid ]

adjective

  1. resembling a scarab.


noun

  1. an imitation or counterfeit scarab.

scarabaeoid

/ ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd /

adjective

  1. Alsoscaraboidˈskærəˌbɔɪd of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
  2. a former word for lamellicorn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scarabaeoid1

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

The scarabaeoid seals were worn as rings in Egypt apparently from the earliest times.

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

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

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

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