scarabaeid in English
noun
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a beetle of the scarabaeid family, typically having strong spiky forelegs for burrowing.
The preferred diet consists of ant pupae, sawfly larvae, beetles, scarabaeids , longicorn beetle larvae, and the larvae of cossid moths.
adjective
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relating to the Scarabaeidae family of beetles.
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1. Chafer definition, any scarabaeid beetle
2. Chafer definition: any of various scarabaeid beetles , such as the cockChafer and rose Chafer Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples