Scarabaeid
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).
- 2 any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.