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单词 scarab
释义 scar·ab
\ˈskarəb also -ker-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus; probably akin to Greek karabos horned beetle — more at caravel
1. or scarab beetle : any of various usually rather large beetles that have the clypeus expanded to cover the mouthparts, are typically dung beetles, and constitute the family Scarabaeidae; especially : scarabaeus 1a
2. : a conventionalized representation of a scarabaeus commonly in stone or faïence usually having an inscription on the flat underside symbolizing the sun-god Khepera and widely used in ancient Egypt as a talisman, an ornament, and a symbol (as on a mummy) of resurrection — called also scarabaeus
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