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scarab

scar·ab [ skárrəb ] (plural scar·abs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sacred beetle: a beetle regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians. Family Scarabaeidae.

2. representation of beetle: a representation of a beetle used on amulets and signets by the ancient Egyptians

[Late 16th century. < Latin scarabaeus< Greek karabos "crab, beetle"]
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