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SCARABAEUS
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Irregular inflected form: scarabaei
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
Synonyms:
scarab; scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scarabaeus" is a kind of...):
dung beetle (any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs)
Holonyms ("scarabaeus" is a member of...):
genus Scarabaeus (type genus of the Scarabaeidae)
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