scar·a·boid I. \ˈskarəˌbȯid\noun (-s) Etymology:scarab + -oid : a gem engraved only on the flat oval base and somewhat rounded on the back but with no imitation of the beetle < a Greek scaraboid of the late 6th and 5th centuries B.C. > II. adjective Etymology:scarab + -oid 1.: scarabaeoid 2.: of or resembling a scarab; especially: of or forming a scaraboid