scarab
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a scarab beetle, Oxysternon conspicillatum
English
Etymology
From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskæɹəb/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈskɛɹəb/
- Rhymes: -æɹəb, -ɛɹəb
Noun
scarab (plural scarabs)
- A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
- Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
- A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up.
Synonyms
- cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug, scarabaeus (obsolete), scarab beetle
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Scarabaeus sacer
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Scarabidae
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symbol
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