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scarabee

/'skærә,bi:/

📖 中文释义

  1. 蜣螂线
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n. Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the
  2. genus Scarabaeus, or family Scarabaeidae, especially the sacred, or
  3. Egyptian, species (Scarabaeus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum).
  4. n. A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or
  5. faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as
  6. an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually
  7. by engraving designs on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a
  8. scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a scarab [the carved
  9. stone itelf].