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Definition of: scarabaeid
(skar′ə·bē′id) adjective
Pertaining to a large family (Scarabaeidae) of beetles, including cockchafers, etc.
—noun member of this family of beetles. Also scar′a·bae′an, scar′a·bae′oid. [<NL <L scarabaeus scarab]
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