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Word: Scarab
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (originally denoting a beetle of any kind): from Latin scarabaeus, from Greek skarabeios
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈskarəb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large dung beetle of the eastern Mediterranean area, regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt.
Short Definition:large dung beetle of eastern Mediterranean area
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