SCARABAEUS SACER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scarabaeus sacer mean? 

• SCARABAEUS SACER (noun)
  The noun SCARABAEUS SACER has 1 sense:

1. scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

  Familiarity information: SCARABAEUS SACER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARABAEUS SACER (noun)

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Meaning:

Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

scarab; scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer

Hypernyms ("Scarabaeus sacer" is a kind of...):

dung beetle (any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs)

Holonyms ("Scarabaeus sacer" is a member of...):

genus Scarabaeus (type genus of the Scarabaeidae)