/skar'euh bee"id/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the Scarabaeidae, a family of lamellicorn beetles, including the scarabs, dung beetles, June bugs, and cockchafers.
n.
2. any scarabaeid beetle.
Also, scarabaean .
[ 1835-45; scarabaeidae. See SCARABAEUS, -ID 2 ]