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scarabaeidenUK
scar·a·bae·id S0123700 (skăr′ə-bē′ĭd)n. Any of numerous stout-bodied often colorful scarabaeoid beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, which includes the dung beetles and the June beetles.
[From New Latin Scarabaeidae, family name, from Scarabaeus, type genus, from Latin scarabaeus, beetle; see scarab.]
scar′a·bae′id adj.scarabaeid (ˌskærəˈbiːɪd) or scarabaeann (Animals) any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the sacred scarab and other dung beetles, the chafers, goliath beetles, and rhinoceros beetlesadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Scarabaeidae[C19: from New Latin]scar•a•bae•id (ˌskær əˈbi ɪd) also scar`a•bae′an,
n. 1. any of numerous beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, characterized by stout, elongated bodies: includes the scarabs, June bugs, and cockchafers. adj. 2. of or belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. [1835–45; < New Latin Scarabaeidae. See scarabaeus, -id2] scar`a•bae′oid, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scarabaeid - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikesscarabaean, scarabaeid beetlelamellicorn beetle - beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segmentsfamily Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae - scarab or dung beetlesdung beetle - any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggsJune beetle, June bug, May beetle, May bug - any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica - small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North AmericaAnomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle, Oriental beetle - introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grassesrhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconutsmelolonthid beetle - any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) MelolonthidaeCetonia aurata, rose beetle, rose chafer - a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses |
scarabaeidenUK
Related to scarabaeid: scarabaeid beetleSynonyms for scarabaeidnoun any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikesSynonyms- scarabaean
- scarabaeid beetle
Related Words- lamellicorn beetle
- family Scarabaeidae
- Scarabaeidae
- dung beetle
- June beetle
- June bug
- May beetle
- May bug
- Japanese beetle
- Popillia japonica
- Anomala orientalis
- Asiatic beetle
- Oriental beetle
- rhinoceros beetle
- melolonthid beetle
- Cetonia aurata
- rose beetle
- rose chafer
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