scărăbaeus, i, m., = σκαράβειος σκάραβος),
a beetle , scarab , scarabee , Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 97; 30, 11, 30, § 99; Aus. Epigr. 70, 10.
·noun ·same·as <<Scarab>>. II. Scarabaeus ·add. ·noun A conventionalized representation of a beetle...
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