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scarabaeid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scarabaeid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.

Inflected Forms

scarabaeids (plural)

Phrases

scarab beetle

Frequently Paired Words

scarabaeine scarab beetle

Synonyms

scarabaeid beetle scarabaean

Questions

What does scarabaeid mean?
Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles).
Where does scarabaeid come from?
From Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “horned beetle”), via Latin scarabaeus.

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