scaraboid

1 of 2

noun

scar·​a·​boid

ˈskarəˌbȯid

plural -s

: a gem engraved only on the flat oval base and somewhat rounded on the back but with no imitation of the beetle

a Greek scaraboid of the late 6th and 5th centuries b.c.

scaraboid

2 of 2

adjective

"

1

: scarabaeoid

2

: of or resembling a scarab

especially : of or forming a scaraboid

Word History

Etymology

Noun

scarab + -oid

Adjective

scarab + -oid

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