scaraboid

English

Etymology

Fromscarab+‎-oid.

Adjective

scaraboid(comparativemorescaraboid,superlativemostscaraboid)

1. (coleopterology,entomology)Of or pertaining to thefamilyScarabaeidae,an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, thetumbledung,and many similarlamellicornbeetles.

Noun

scaraboid(pluralscaraboids)

1. (coleopterology,entomology)Any scaraboidbeetle.
2. An imitation scarab ornament.
   • 1932,Elihu Grant, Irving Francis Wood, George Ernest Wright,Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine),page21:

     There were over a score of small gold beads, 2 goldscaraboids,gold crescents, pendants shaped like pomegranate buds, several gold rings, pins of gold-covered bronze.