scarab /skarˈəb/

1. Any scarabaeid beetle, esp the dung-beetle, Scarabaeus sacer, the sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, or related species
2. A gem carved in the form of a beetle, used by the ancient Egyptians as an amulet, seal, etc
3. A term of abuse (obsolete)

scarabaeid /skar-ə-bēˈid/ or scarabaean /-bēˈən/ noun and adjective

(any lamellicorn beetle) of the family Scarabaeidae, incl the dung-beetles, chafers, stag beetles, etc

scarabaeˈist noun

A person who studies scarabaeid beetles

scarabaeˈoid adjective

Resembling a scarabaeid

A scarabaeid or a gem carved in the shape of one

scarabaeˈus noun (pl scarabaeˈuses or scarabaei /-bēˈī/)

A beetle of the Scarabaeus genus of lamellicorn beetles, the typical genus of the Scarabaeidae

scarˈabee noun (archaic)

A scarabaeid beetle

scarˈaboid noun

1. A carved gem only vaguely resembling a beetle in shape
2. A scarabaeid (also adjective)

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