Etymology

scarabaeid

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Today it means: Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (which includes stag- and dung-beetles). Full definition →

Ancient Greek κάραβος ← Latin scarabaeus
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  1. Latin · derived fromscarabaeus
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάραβος“horned beetle”
  3. English todayscarabaeid

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

Words from the same roots

Latinscarabaeus all →

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