scarab
nounAU, UK /ˈskæɹəb/ · UK /ˈskaɹəb/
Etymology From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.
1
A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
2
Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
3
A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
- The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Slang The currency sign ¤.
- Synonyms
- cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug, scarabaeus, scarab beetle
- Derived terms
- Argentinian scarab, jewel scarab, nectar scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarab beetle, scarablike, scaraboid