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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarab  \Scar"ab\,  Scarabee  \Scar"a*bee\,  n.  [L.  scarabaeus;  cf 
  F.  scarab['e]e.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  lamellicorn  beetles  of  the 
  genus  {Scarab[ae]us},  or  family  {Scarab[ae]id[ae]}, 
  especially  the  sacred,  or  Egyptian,  species  ({Scarab[ae]us 
  sacer},  and  {S.  Egyptiorum}). 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scarab  \Scar"ab\,  Scarabee  \Scar"a*bee`\,  n.  ] 
  Same  as  {Scarab[ae]us}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scarab 
  n  :  scarabaeid  beetle  considered  divine  by  ancient  Egyptians 
  [syn:  {scarabaeus},  {Scarabaeus  sacer}] 




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