noun
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
• Syn: ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean
• 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.