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Definition of Scarab

1. Noun. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.

Definition of Scarab

1. n. Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabæus, or family Scarabæidæ, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabæus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum).

2. n. Same as Scarabæus.

Definition of Scarab

1. Noun. A type of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, especially the species ''Scarabaeus sacer'', sacred to the ancient Egyptians. ¹

2. Noun. A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scarab

1. a large, black beetle [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarab

Literary usage of Scarab

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Egypt from the Earliest Times to the XVIth Dynasty by William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1897)
"Map of the ancient Lake Moeris in the Fayum basin. The shaded part is that reclaimed from the lake by Amenemhat III. ....... 190 113. scarab of Amenemhat IV ..."

2. A History of Egypt by John Pentland Mahaffy, William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Joseph Grafton Milne, Stanley Lane-Poole (1895)
"scarab of Antef V. (PP Coll.) 134 85. Slab with head of Antef V., Koptos . ... 138 87. Figures at Shut er Regal . . . . . .139 88. scarab of ..."

3. Tanis by William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1885)
"scarab, hawk and emblems. 5. Lid of alabaster vase with the same titles of Pepi as on the ... 30. Section of glass lens, second century AD 31. scarab of ..."

4. History of Art in Phœnicia and Its Dependencies by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1885)
"scarab. British Museum. character ; we must go to Mesopotamia to find the ... Base of the above scarab. Several mounted scarabs were found in the Curium ..."

5. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1904)
"Because there was a faith which the scarab symbolized there followed scrolls and other expressions of decorative art. John Ward, a collector of note, ..."

6. A Treatise on Some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation by Thaddeus William Harris (1862)
"scarab.EIANS. — GROUND-BEETLES. — TREE-BEETLES. ... At the head of this order Linnaeus placed a group of insects, to which he gave the name of scarab^EUS. ..."

7. Catalogue of the Collection of Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek by Bram Hertz (1851)
"EUS scarab^EUS scarab^EUS; 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 ... scarab^EUS; " The Hut, living resplendence of the upper and lower world ! ..."

8. Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman: Greek, Etruscan by Frederick Henry Marshall, Cecil Harcourt Smith (1907)
"Burnt sard scarab with engraved design (rounded style): bull running to ... Sard scarab revolving on wire swivel. Engraved design : rude figure of a bull (? ..."

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