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scarabs

scarabs is the plural of scarab.

Meaning of scarab

Noun

scarab (plural scarabs)

  1. A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
  2. Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
  3. A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
    • The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
  4. (slang) The currency sign ¤.

Phrases with scarabs

Questions about scarabs

What is scarabs the plural of?
Scarabs is the plural of scarab.

Words near scarabs in the dictionary

  1. scarabid
  2. scarabids
  3. scarablike
  4. scaraboid
  5. scaraboids
  6. scarabs
  7. scarabæid
  8. scarabæids
  9. scaramouch
  10. Scaramouche
  11. Scaramouches

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