scarabaeus

American  

[skar-uh-bee-uhs] / ˌskær əˈbi əs /

noun

plural

scarabaeuses, scarabaei

1. scarab.

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scarabaeus British  

/ ˌskærəˈbiːəs /

noun

1. a less common name for scarab

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Etymology

Origin of scarabaeus

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

Example Sentences

The scarabaeus hung quite clear of any branches, and if allowed to fall, would have fallen at our feet.

From Short-Stories by Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne

Hereabouts, also, is the lower part of a kneeling statue of Sesostris, supporting an altar, with the scarabaeus, or sacred beetle.

From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard

I reasoned, for example, thus: When I drew the scarabaeus, there was no skull apparent on the parchment.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Mikels, Rosa Mary Redding

The appearance and flying of the scarabaeus solstitialis, or fern- chafer, commence with the month of July, and cease about the end of it.

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert

But upon the wrappings of the throat I saw the green jasper of the sacred scarabaeus shining again like a living eye.

From Three John Silence Stories by Blackwood, Algernon