SCARABAEOID


Meaning of SCARABAEOID in English

I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbēˌȯid noun

( -s )

Etymology: scarabae us + English -oid

1. : a beetle of Scarabaeidae or a closely related family : scarabaeus

2. : scaraboid

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: scarabae us + English -oid

1. : of, relating to, or constituting the third instar in the development of a blister beetle in which it resembles the larva of a scarabaeid beetle

2. : of or relating to the Scarabaeoidea

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