scarabaeoid

American

[skar-uh-bee-oid] / ˌskær əˈbi ɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a scarab.

noun

an imitation or counterfeit scarab.

scarabaeoid British

/ ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd /

adjective

Also: scaraboid. of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
a former word for lamellicorn

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Etymology

Origin of scarabaeoid

First recorded in 1885–90; scarabae(us) + -oid

Example Sentences

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The scarabaeoid proper is a simplification of the scarab, effected by the omission of all details of the beetle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

The scarabaeoid form does not occur in Etruscan deposits.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

The scarabaeoid in its turn is abandoned for the simple ring stone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

A chalcedony scarabaeoid from Greece, in the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge, with a lady at her toilet, attended by her maid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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