scarabaeus

[ skar-uh-bee-uhs ]

/ ˌskær əˈbi əs /

noun, plural scar·a·bae·us·es, scar·a·bae·i [skar-uh-bee-ahy]. /ˌskær əˈbi aɪ/.

scarab (defs. 2, 3).

Origin of scarabaeus

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin; compare Greek kárabos kind of beetle

Words nearby scarabaeus

scapus, scar, scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, Scaramouch, Scarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma, scarce

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Example sentences from the Web for scarabaeus

The scarabaeus, or sacred beetle, was the adornment of rings and necklaces; even the men wore necklaces and rings and chains.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord
To the centre is suspended by a small ring a scarabaeus of solid gold inlaid with lapis lazuli.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
And as much may be said of the larva of Scarabaeus pentodon, a fellow-boarder of the Oryctes and the Cetonia.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
The Scarabaeus was the insignium or the 'arms,' of a very distinguished and very rare patrician family.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe

It has been suggested that Baalzebub was the dung-beetle, Scarabaeus pillularius, worshipped in Egypt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scarabaeus

scarabaeus

/ (ˌskærəˈbiːəs) /

noun plural -baeuses or -baei (-ˈbiːaɪ)

a less common name for scarab

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单词	scarabaeus
释义	scarabaeus [ skar-uh-bee-uhs ] / ˌskær əˈbi əs / noun, plural scar·a·bae·us·es, scar·a·bae·i [skar-uh-bee-ahy]. /ˌskær əˈbi aɪ/. scarab (defs. 2, 3). Origin of scarabaeus 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin; compare Greek kárabos kind of beetle Words nearby scarabaeus scapus, scar, scarab, scarabaeid, scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, Scaramouch, Scarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma, scarce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scarabaeus The scarabaeus, or sacred beetle, was the adornment of rings and necklaces; even the men wore necklaces and rings and chains. Beacon Lights of History, Volume III\|John Lord To the centre is suspended by a small ring a scarabaeus of solid gold inlaid with lapis lazuli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4\|Various And as much may be said of the larva of Scarabaeus pentodon, a fellow-boarder of the Oryctes and the Cetonia. More Hunting Wasps\|J. Henri Fabre The Scarabaeus was the insignium or the 'arms,' of a very distinguished and very rare patrician family. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe\|Edgar Allan Poe It has been suggested that Baalzebub was the dung-beetle, Scarabaeus pillularius, worshipped in Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for scarabaeus scarabaeus / (ˌskærəˈbiːəs) / noun plural -baeuses or -baei (-ˈbiːaɪ) a less common name for scarab Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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