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Webster 1913 Edition


Scaraboid

Scar′a-boid

,
Adj.
[
Scarab
+
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the family
Scarabaeidae
, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.

Scar′a-boid

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A scaraboid beetle.

Definition 2024


scaraboid

scaraboid

English

Adjective

scaraboid (comparative more scaraboid, superlative most scaraboid)

  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.

Noun

scaraboid (plural scaraboids)

  1. (zoology) Any scaraboid beetle.