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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.
Noun
scarabaeid (plural scarabaeids)
- (zoology, entomology) Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).
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