- (n.) Same as Scarabaeus.
- (n.) A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving designs on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a scarab [the carved stone itelf].
- (n.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabaeus or family Scarabaeidae, especially the sacred or Egyptian, species (Scarabaeus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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