scarabaeoid
/ˌskærəˈbiːɔɪd/noun
1- Entomology a beetle of a large group that includes the scarabaeids, dor beetles, and stag beetles. Scarabaeoids include the largest known beetles, and are distinguished by having plate-like terminal segments in the antennae. Formerly called LAMELLICORN.【昆】腮角类甲虫。原名LAMELLICORN.
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- Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (formerly Lamellicornia).金龟子总科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Scarabaeoidea (plural), from Latin scarabaeus （see SCARAB）.