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Noun: scarabaeid beetle
  1. 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, scarabaean

Derived forms: scarabaeid beetles

Type of: lamellicorn beetle

Part of: family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae