SCARABS

Noun

scarabs

plural of scarab

Source: Wiktionary


SCARAB

Scar"ab, Scar"a*bee, n. Etym: [L. scarabeus; cf. F. scarabée.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabæus, or family Scarabæidæ, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabæus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUSPENDED

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