English dictionary

scarab

/'sk/&/r/@/b/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

noun.animal

Synonyms scarabaeus scarabaeus sacer

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabæus, or family Scarabæidæ, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabæus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum).

noun

Source: webster1913
Same as Scarabæus.

noun

Source: webster1913