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scarabee

scarabee noun: a beetle.

Noun

scarabee (plural scarabees)

  1. (archaic) A beetle.
    • From one of the upper buttonholes dangled a thin gold chain, supporting a bunch of small charms against the evil eye, a little coral horn, a tiny silver hunchback, a miniature gilt bell, and two or three coins of gold and silver, besides an Egyptian scarabee in a gold setting.1895, F. Marion Crawford, Taquisara
    • We too, who mock at Israel's golden calf And scoff at Egypt's sacred scarabee, Would have our amulets to clasp and kiss, And flood with rapturous tears, and bear with us To be our dear companions in the dust, Such magic works an image in our souls!1882, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Poet at the Breakfast Table
    Synonyms:
    scarab

Synonyms of scarabee

Forms of scarabee

pluralscarabees

Questions about scarabee

What does scarabee mean?
Scarabee means a beetle.
What part of speech is scarabee?
Scarabee is a noun.
What is the plural of scarabee?
The plural of scarabee is scarabees.

Words near scarabee in the dictionary

  1. scarabaeines
  2. scarabaeoid
  3. scarabaeoids
  4. scarabaeus
  5. scarabaeuses
  6. scarabee
  7. scarabees
  8. scarabeid
  9. scarabeids
  10. scarabid
  11. scarabids

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