scarabaean sca·ra·baean uncommon noun 1. any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes Synonymsscarabaeid beetlescarabaeid Related words Broader terms lamellicorn beetle Narrower terms dung beetleJune beetleJapanese beetleOriental beetlerhinoceros beetlemelolonthid beetlerose chafer Parts Scarabaeidae WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
