Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scarab"
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) 1.7 (wn)
scarab
n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
[syn: {scarabaeus}, {Scarabaeus sacer}]
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