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Definition of: scarab
(skar′əb) noun
1. A scar-abaeid beetle, especially the large, black, dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer), held sacred by the ancient Egyptians as the symbol of resurrection and fertility.
2. A gem representing this beetle and in scribed with symbols, used in ancient Egypt as an amulet. Also scar·a·bee (skar′ə·bē). [<MF scarabée <L scarabaeus]
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