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Definition of Scarabaeus sacer

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarabaeus Sacer

Literary usage of Scarabaeus sacer

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

1. Egyptian Antiquities by George Long (1846)
"One of the distinctive characters of this scarabaeus sacer is, that the outline or contour of the head is notched or indented so as to form six projecting ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The A. sacer; scarabaeus sacer, L.; Oliv., Col. I, 3, VIII, 59, which is found not only in all Egypt but in the south of France, in Spain, Italy, ..."

3. Insect Life: Souvenirs of a Naturalist, J.-H. Fabre by Jean-Henri Fabre (1901)
"Now these miners par excellence, who easily open long galleries in surroundings whose surface the scarabaeus sacer could hardly disturb, have their front ..."

4. The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (1835)
"scarabaeus sacer, Linn.—Fabricius—Olivier, Eniom. pi. 8, fig. 59, a, 4. The colour is entirely black, and the surface ra- ..."

5. The Natural History of the Insects Mentioned in Shakspeare's Plays: With by Robert Patterson (1841)
"... or rolling beetle, [it is now more properly termed the scarabaeus sacer,] as it is sculptured on the obelisks and other monuments of the country, ..."

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