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scar·a·bae·us \ˌskarəˈbēəs\ noun Etymology: Latin — more at scarab 1. a. plural scarabaeuses \-ēəsə̇z\ or scara·baei \-ēˌī\ : a large black or nearly black dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer) of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean that with perhaps also one or more related beetles was regarded by the ancient Egyptians as symbolic of resurrection and immortality b. capitalized [New Latin, from Latin, scarab] : a genus containing the scarabaeus and related beetles and being the type of the family Scarabaeidae 2. -es : scarab 2 |