Definitions for scarabaeoid

scarabaeoid scar·a·bae·oid

Spelling: [skar-uh-bee-oid]
IPA: /ˌskær əˈbi ɔɪd/

Scarabaeoid is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 929 anagrams from letters in scarabaeoid (aaabcdeiors).

Definitions for scarabaeoid

adjective

  1. resembling a scarab.

noun

  1. an imitation or counterfeit scarab.

Origin of scarabaeoid

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

Examples for scarabaeoid

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

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

The scarabaeoid seals were worn as rings in Egypt apparently from the earliest times.

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

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