scarabaeus

[ skar-uh-bee-uhs ]

noun,plural scar·a·bae·us·es, scar·a·bae·i [skar-uh-bee-ahy]. /ˌskær əˈbi aɪ/.

Origin of scarabaeus

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin; compare Greek kárabos kind of beetle

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British Dictionary definitions for scarabaeus

scarabaeus

/ (ˌskærəˈbiːəs) /


nounplural -baeuses or -baei (-ˈbiːaɪ)
  1. a less common name for scarab

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