scarab

[ UK /skˈæɹæb/ ]
NOUN
  1. scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
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How To Use scarab In A Sentence

  • The lamellate antennae are often found in the Scarabidae, but we aren't happy with that ID either. What's That Bug?
  • Un '_Amatore_ a cui forse l' ignobile itinerario della _Starke_ ha rivelate quella sublime veduta, sta colassu scarabocchiando uno sbozzo pell 'Album del suo _drawing room_. Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
  • Utset called the scarab beetle and gave him the sack of stars, telling him to pass out first with them. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest
  • Remember how I said my scarab was the most painful yet? Here I Go Again
  • Plunged into depression, she sought information about the traditions surrounding King Tut and came to believe that repatriating the scarab was the only way to break the alleged curse. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • There are people who believe that their Sony-Ericsson scarab not only spreads sweetness and light, but can also cure chilblains. IPhone worship has seen the media lose all sense of proportion
  • About six inches in diameter, the amulet was a golden heart-shaped scarab, a dung beetle that, the sign said, ancient Egyptians used to symbolize rebirth. The Welkening
  • One level deeper into the scarab is a blend of the Egyptian ankh and the Christian cross. The Welkening
  • There was free choice for the visitors of this pattern-room in the matter of mummy-cases and cloths, as well as of necklets, scarabaei, statuettes, Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 05
  • In 1995, thieves burrowed through the wall of a storeroom used to house artefacts at the Temple of Montu in Karnak, and looted some 55 scarabs and statues.
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