English Explanatory Dictionary

scarab beetle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many beetles, of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Scarabaeus sacer regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians

Word forms

scarab beetle scarab beetles

Synonyms

dung beetle
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