scarabaeid

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See also: scarabæid

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin scarabaeus.

Noun

scarabaeid (plural scarabaeids)

(zoology, entomology) Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).

Related terms

scarab beetle

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