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scarabaeoid
[ skar-uh-bee-oid ]
adjective
- resembling a scarab.
noun
- an imitation or counterfeit scarab.
scarabaeoid
/ ˌæəˈːɔɪ /
adjective
- DzǾˈæəˌɔɪ of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- a former word for lamellicorn
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scarabaeoid1
First recorded in 1885–90; scarabae(us) + -oid
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Example Sentences
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The scarabaeoid in its turn is abandoned for the simple ring stone.
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Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum.
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A chalcedony scarabaeoid from Greece, in the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge, with a lady at her toilet, attended by her maid.
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The scarabaeoid proper is a simplification of the scarab, effected by the omission of all details of the beetle.
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The scarabaeoid form does not occur in Etruscan deposits.
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