HyperDic: scarabaeus_sacer

English > 1 sense of the expression Scarabaeus sacer:
NOUNanimalScarabaeus sacer, scarab, scarabaeusscarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
English > Scarabaeus sacer: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningscarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
Synonymsscarab, scarabaeus
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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