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scarabees

scarabees is the plural of scarabee.

Meaning of scarabee

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
    Synonyms:
    scarab

Questions about scarabees

What is scarabees the plural of?
Scarabees is the plural of scarabee.

Words near scarabees in the dictionary

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

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