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scarabaeus

American

[skar-uh-bee-uhs] / ˌskær əˈbi əs /

noun

plural

scarabaeuses, scarabaei

scarab.

scarabaeus British

/ ˌskærəˈbiːəs /

noun

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

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There are many varieties of beetle, including a number of species representing the scarabaeus of the ancients.

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A thousand mystic meanings were evolved from this first idea, each in some subtle sense connected with one or other of the daily acts or usages of life, so that scarabaei were multiplied ad infinitum.

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

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Nothing could tempt me to part with that scarabaeus.

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I saw a collection of scarabaei, or beetles, which were anciently worshiped in this country.

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