scarabaeid

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.

Noun[edit]

scarabaeid (plural scarabaeids)

  1. (zoology, entomology) Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).

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