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单词 scarabaeoid
释义

scarabaeoid

[ skar-uh-bee-oid ]
/ ˌskær əˈbi ɔɪd /

adjective Also scar·a·boid [skar-uh-boid]. /ˈskær əˌbɔɪd/.

resembling a scarab.

noun

an imitation or counterfeit scarab.

Origin of scarabaeoid

First recorded in 1885–90; scarabae(us) + -oid

Words nearby scarabaeoid

scapulopexy, scapus, scar, scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, Scaramouch, Scarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma
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Example sentences from the Web for scarabaeoid

  • The scarabaeoid seals were worn as rings in Egypt apparently from the earliest times.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
  • The scarabaeoid in its turn is abandoned for the simple ring stone.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
  • Compare a cornelian fragment, apparently cut from the back of a scarabaeoid, now in the British Museum.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
  • The scarabaeoid proper is a simplification of the scarab, effected by the omission of all details of the beetle.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scarabaeoid

scarabaeoid
/ (ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd) /

adjective

Also: scaraboid (ˈskærəˌbɔɪd) of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
a former word for lamellicorn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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