scaraboid noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •An imitation scarab ornament.There were over a score of small gold beads, 2 gold scaraboids, gold crescents, pendants shaped like pomegranate buds, several gold rings, pins of gold-covered bronze. — 1932 •Any scaraboid beetle. adjective1 •Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles. formsscaraboids · more scaraboid · most scaraboid