scarab
noun/ˈskærəb/
/ˈskærəb/
(also scarab beetle)
- a large black beetle (= an insect with a hard shell); a design showing a scarab beetleTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting a beetle of any kind): from Latin scarabaeus, from Greek skarabeios.
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