scaraboid

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scaraboid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scaraboid \Scar"a*boid\, a. [Scarab + -oid.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive
     group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and
     many similar lamellicorn beetles.
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  Scaraboid \Scar"a*boid\, n. (Zool.)
     A scaraboid beetle.
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