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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun scarab has 1 sense
- scarab(n = noun.animal) scarabaeus, scarabaeus sacer - scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians; is a kind of dung beetle
is a member of genus scarabaeus
CIDE DICTIONARY
scarab, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf. F. scarabée.].
- Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus
Scarabæus , or familyScarabæidæ , especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabæus sacer , andScarabæus Egyptiorum ). [1913 Webster] - A stylized representation of a scarab beetle carved in stone or faience, or made in baked clay, usually in a conventionalized form in which the beetle has its legs held closely at its sides, and commonly having an inscription on the flat underside; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving the formalized scarab design on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a ring with a scarab [the carved stone itelf]. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scarab, n.
1 a the sacred dung-beetle of ancient Egypt. b = SCARABAEID.
2 an ancient Egyptian gem cut in the form of a beetle and engraved with symbols on its flat side, used as a signet etc.
1 a the sacred dung-beetle of ancient Egypt. b = SCARABAEID.
2 an ancient Egyptian gem cut in the form of a beetle and engraved with symbols on its flat side, used as a signet etc.
Etymology
L scarabaeus f. Gk skarabeios