scarab
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| —n | |
| 1. | any scarabaeid beetle, esp Scarabaeus sacer (sacred scarab), regarded by the ancient Egyptians as divine |
| 2. | the scarab as represented on amulets, etc, of ancient Egypt, or in hieroglyphics as a symbol of the solar deity |
| [C16: from Latin scarabaeus; probably related to Greek karabos horned beetle] | |
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Word Origin & History
scarab
"black dung beetle," held sacred by the ancient Egyptians, 1579, from M.Fr. scarabeé, from L. scarabæus "a type of beetle," from Gk. karabos "beetle, crayfish," a foreign word, probably Macedonian (the suffix -bos is non-Greek).
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Example sentences
He is rejuvenated each day in the form of the scarab beetle.
Here, above the hands, you'll find images of a winged scarab and a sun disk.
At present, the only effective control for scarab beetles is the use of synthetic insecticides.
The larval stages of scarab beetles are often referred to as white grubs.
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