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scarabaeid

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scar·a·bae·id  (skr-bd)
n.
Any of the numerous stout-bodied, lamellicorn beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, which includes the June beetle and dung beetles.
adj.
Of or belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

[From New Latin Scarabaeidae, family name, from Scarabaeus, type genus, from Latin scarabaeus, beetle; see scarab.]

scarabaeid [ˌskærəˈbiːɪd], scarabaean [ˌskærəˈbiːən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the sacred scarab and other dung beetles, the chafers, goliath beetles, and rhinoceros beetles
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Scarabaeidae
[from New Latin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scarabaeid - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
lamellicorn beetle - beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae - scarab or dung beetles
dung beetle - any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
June beetle, June bug, May beetle, May bug - any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica - small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
Anomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle, Oriental beetle - introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
rhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
melolonthid beetle - any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
Cetonia aurata, rose beetle, rose chafer - a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses


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