scarab Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
    scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer.

WordNet

Scar"ab, Scar"a*bee noun (Also<
  • Scarab
  • Scarabee
)
Etymology
L. scarabeus; cf. F. scarabée.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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).

Webster 1913