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scarabæoid, a. and n.|skærəˈbiːɔɪd|
[f. scarabæus + -oid.]
A. adj.
a. Ent. = scarabæidoid (Cent. Dict.).
b. Antiq. Resembling a scarab.
1889Athenæum 11 May 602/3 A collection of early Greek scarabæoid gems.
B. n.
a. Ent. = scarabæid n. (1895 in Funk's Stand. Dict.).
b. Antiq. (See quot. 1887.)
1887A. B. Edwards tr. Maspero's Egypt. Archæol. v. 242 Others [sc. scarabæi] again but vaguely recall the form of the insect, and are called scarabæoids. 1888Athenæum 16 June 765/1 The collection of Phœnician scarabs and scarabæoids of hard stones is large and curious. |