noun
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
• Syn: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid
• Hypernyms: ↑lamellicorn beetle
• Hyponyms:
↑dung beetle, ↑June beetle, ↑June bug, ↑May bug, ↑May beetle, ↑Japanese beetle, ↑Popillia japonica, ↑Oriental beetle, ↑Asiatic beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis, ↑rhinoceros beetle, ↑melolonthid beetle, ↑rose chafer, ↑rose beetle, ↑Cetonia aurata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scarabaeidae, ↑family Scarabaeidae
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scarabaeid /skar-ə-bēˈid/ or scarabaean /-bēˈən/ noun and adjective
(any lamellicorn beetle) of the family Scarabaeidae, incl the dung-beetles, chafers, stag beetles, etc
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Main Entry: ↑scarab
Useful english dictionary. 2012.