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Scarabaeid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of the numerous stout-bodied, lamellicorn beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, which includes the June beetle and dung beetles.

adj. Of or belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any lamellicorn beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

Word Usage

"The invertebrate fauna of the sandy deserts is especially rich, represented by species such as grasshoppers, darkling beetles, scarabaeid beetles, butterflies, termites and ants."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

lamellicorn beetle

Hyponym

rose chafer rhinoceros beetle cetonia aurata May beetle Japanese beetle