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Scarab

SCAR'AB

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scarab

scarab

English

A scarab beetle, Oxysternon conspicillatum.

Noun

scarab ‎(plural scarabs)

The species Scarabaeus sacer of beetle, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.

Synonyms

cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug

Derived terms

Translations

Scarabaeus sacer

Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⴳⵍⴳⵉⵣ ‎(iglgiz)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 金龜子 (zh), 金龟子 (zh) ‎(jīnguīzǐ), 聖甲蟲, 圣甲虫 ‎(shèngjiǎchóng)
Egyptian: ḫprr
Finnish: pyhä pillerinpyörittäjä

German: Skarabäus (de) m
Greek: σκαραβαίος (el) m ‎(skaravaíos)
Polish: skarabeusz (pl) m
Portuguese: escaravelho (pt) m
Romanian: scarabeu (ro) m
Russian: скарабе́й (ru) m ‎(skarabéj)

Scarabidae

Finnish: lehtisarvinen

Portuguese: escaravelho (pt) m
Russian: скарабе́й (ru) m ‎(skarabéj)

symbol

Catalan: escarabeu m
Finnish: skarabee (fi)
French: scarabée (fr) m
German: Skarabäus (de) m

Greek: σκαραβαίος (el) m ‎(skaravaíos)
Hungarian: szkarabeusz (hu)
Italian: scarabeo (it) m
Japanese: スカラベ ‎(sukarabe)
Romanian: scarabeu (ro) m
Russian: скарабе́й (ru) m ‎(skarabéj)
Spanish: escarabeo m

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