scarabaeidadj.n.
/skarəˈbiːɪd/ Entomology.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Scarabæidæ, a large family of lamellicorn beetles, including cockchafers, stag-beetles, dung beetles, etc.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of family Scarabaeidae
scarabaeidous1884
scarabaeoid1889
scarabaeid1891
scarabaeidoid1898
1891 Cent. Dict. Scarabæid [a. and n.].
B. n.
A scarabæid beetle.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of (dung-beetle)
sharnbudc1000
dora1450
clock1568
sharn-bug1608
dung beetle1634
grey fly1638
dunghill beetle1658
comb-chafer1712
tumble-turd1754
tumble-dung1775
dung-chafer1805
tumble-bug1805
tumbler1807
bull-comber1813
straddle-bug1839
lamellicorn1842
scarabaeidan1842
shard-beetle1854
watchman1864
scarabaeoid1887
scarabaeid1891
minotaur1918
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1085/1 Scarabæidans, Scarabeidœ.
1891 Cent. Dict. Scarabæid [a. and n.].
Derivatives
scaraˈbaeidan n. a beetle of the family Scarabæidæ.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of (dung-beetle)
sharnbudc1000
dora1450
clock1568
sharn-bug1608
dung beetle1634
grey fly1638
dunghill beetle1658
comb-chafer1712
tumble-turd1754
tumble-dung1775
dung-chafer1805
tumble-bug1805
tumbler1807
bull-comber1813
straddle-bug1839
lamellicorn1842
scarabaeidan1842
shard-beetle1854
watchman1864
scarabaeoid1887
scarabaeid1891
minotaur1918
1842 [see sense B.].
scaraˈbaeidoid adj. resembling a scarabæid; used by C. V. Riley to denote the third stage in the larval development of hypermetamorphic beetles, as oil-beetles (Meloidæ).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of family Scarabaeidae
scarabaeidous1884
scarabaeoid1889
scarabaeid1891
scarabaeidoid1898
1898 A. S. Packard Text-bk. Entomol. 692 This Riley denominates the scarabæidoid stage of the second larva.
scaraˈbaeidous adj. = scarabaeid adj. and n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of family Scarabaeidae
scarabaeidous1884
scarabaeoid1889
scarabaeid1891
scarabaeidoid1898
1884 Science 1 Feb. 127/2 The ordinary hairs of scarabaeidous beetles.
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