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scarabaeid

scarabaeid noun: any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).

Noun

scarabaeid (plural scarabaeids)

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

Forms of scarabaeid

pluralscarabaeids

Origin of scarabaeid

From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.

Questions about scarabaeid

What does scarabaeid mean?
Scarabaeid means any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).
What part of speech is scarabaeid?
Scarabaeid is a noun.
What is the plural of scarabaeid?
The plural of scarabaeid is scarabaeids.

Words near scarabaeid in the dictionary

  1. Scar-Jo
  2. scarab
  3. scarab beetle
  4. scarab beetles
  5. scarabaei
  6. scarabaeid
  7. scarabaeidologist
  8. scarabaeidologists
  9. scarabaeidology
  10. scarabaeids
  11. scarabaeiform

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