Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scarabaeus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scarabaeus \Scar`a*b[ae]"us\, n. [L.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as {Scarab}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scarabaeus \Scar*a*b[ae]"us\, n. (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.)
A conventionalized representation of a beetle, with its legs
held closely at its sides, carved in natural or made in baked
clay, and commonly having an inscription on the flat
underside.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scarabaeus
n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
[syn: {scarab}, {Scarabaeus sacer}]
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