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scarab |
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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