scarab

  • 31scarab — noun Etymology: Middle French scarabee, from Latin scarabaeus Date: 1579 1. any of a family (Scarabaeidae) of stout bodied beetles (as a dung beetle) with lamellate or fan shaped antennae 2. a stone or faience beetle used in ancient Egypt as a… …

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  • 32scarab — noun a) A type of beetle belonging to the family , especially the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians. b) A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle …

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  • 33scarab — Synonyms and related words: amulet, charm, fetish, fylfot, gammadion, good luck charm, hoodoo, juju, love charm, lucky bean, lucky piece, madstone, mascot, mumbo jumbo, obeah, periapt, philter, phylactery, scarabaeus, scarabee, sudarium, swastika …

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  • 34scarab — scar|ab [ skerəb ] noun count a large black BEETLE (=insect with a hard skin) that ancient Egyptians believed was holy …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35SCARAB — Scanner for the Radiation Budget Contributor: GSFC …

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  • 36SCARAB —    the beetle AMULET of ancient Egypt …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 37scarab — scar·ab || skærÉ™b n. any large hard shelled beetle from the Scarabaeus family; artistic representation of a beetle (esp. in ancient Egyptian artwork) …

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  • 38scarab —    A representation of a certain beetle (a scarabaeid beetle), which the ancient Egyptians considered sacred. It was usually a ceramic or stone sculpture or a cut gem, used in ancient Egypt as an amulet or talisman, or as a seal, as symbolic of… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 39scarab — n. Beetle, scarabee …

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  • 40scarab — scar·ab …

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