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SCARABAEUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: scarabaei   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

Synonyms:

scarab; scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("scarabaeus" is a kind of...):

dung beetle (any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs)

Holonyms ("scarabaeus" is a member of...):

genus Scarabaeus (type genus of the Scarabaeidae)

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