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scarabæid, a. and n. Ent.|skærəˈbiːɪd|
[f. mod.L. scarabæid-æ (Leach 1817), f. L. scarabæus: see scarabæus and -id.]
a. adj. Of or pertaining to the Scarabæidæ, a large family of lamellicorn beetles, including cockchafers, stag-beetles, dung-beetles, etc.
b. n. A scarabæid beetle. So scaraˈbæidan, a beetle of the family Scarabæidæ. scaraˈbæidoid a., resembling a scarabæid; used by C. V. Riley to denote the third stage in the larval development of hypermetamorphic beetles, as oil-beetles (Meloidæ). scaraˈbæidous a. = scarabæid a.
1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Scarabæidans. 1884Science 1 Feb. 127/2 The ordinary hairs of scarabaeidous beetles. 1891Century Dict., Scarabæid [a. and n.]. 1898Packard Text-bk. Entomol. 692 This Riley denominates the scarabæidoid stage of the second larva. |