scarabaeid(n = noun.animal) scarabaean, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes;
is a kind of lamellicorn beetle
is a member of family scarabaeidae, scarabaeidae
has particulars: dung beetle, june beetle, june bug, may beetle, may bug, japanese beetle, popillia japonica, anomala orientalis, asiatic beetle, oriental beetle, rhinoceros beetle, melolonthid beetle, cetonia aurata, rose beetle, rose chafer
scarabaeid, n. any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the dung-beetle, cockchafer, etc.
Etymology:
mod.L Scarabaeidae (as SCARAB)