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scarabæan, a. rare.|skærəˈbiːən|
Also scarabean.
[f. scarabæ-us + -an.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a scarabæus or scarab.
1631R. H. Arraignm. Whole Creature xiv. §1. 227 As the Scarabean Flea, or Wag-taile, that skips from place to place. 1837Fraser's Mag. XVI. 404 On the opposite face is the same boat and globe, without the scarabæan symbol. 1867F. Francis Angling vi. (1880) 231 Folding up its wings [it] resumes its scarabean appearance. |