Noun: scarabaeid ,sker-u'bee-id [N. Amer], ,ska-ru'bee-id [Brit]
- Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
"The sacred scarab of ancient Egypt is a well-known scarabaeid beetle";
- scarabaeid beetle, scarabaean
Derived forms: scarabaeids
Type of: lamellicorn beetle
Part of: family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae