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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ancient Egypt:
A
beetle
of the
species
Scarabaeus sacer,
sacred
to the
ancient
Egyptians.
●
In Ancient Egypt:
Any
species
of
beetle
belonging
to the family Scarabaeidae.
●
In Ancient Egypt:
A
symbol
,
seal
,
amulet
, or
gem
fashioned
to
resemble
the
sacred
beetle.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
scarab
English
scarabée
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
scarabaeus
Latin
κάραβος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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