HyperDic: scarab

English > 1 sense of the word scarab:
NOUNanimalscarab, scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacerscarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
English > scarab: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningscarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
Synonymsscarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer
Member ofgenus Scarabaeustype genus of the Scarabaeidae
Broaderdung beetleAny of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
Spanishescarabeo

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