Definition of scarabaeid Scarabaeid

scar•a•bae•id

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What does scarabaeid mean?

Noun
scarabaeid - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
		scarabaeid beetle, scarabaean
		lamellicorn beetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
		family scarabaeidae, scarabaeidae scarab or dung beetles
		dung beetle any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
		june beetle, june bug, may beetle, may bug any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
		japanese beetle, popillia japonica small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
		anomala orientalis, asiatic beetle, oriental beetle introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
		rhinoceros beetle any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
		melolonthid beetle any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae