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Meaning of Scarab | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈskæɹəb

Definitions

A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.

Equivalents

العربية الجعل جعران

Български скарабей

Bosanski kotrljan skarabej котрљан скарабеј

Català escarabeu

Čeština vruboun

Dansk skarabæ

Deutsch Blatthornkäfer Skarabäus

Ελληνικά σκαραβαίος

Español escarabajo sagrado escarabeo

Suomi pillerinpyörittäjä pyhä pillerinpyörittäjä sittiäinen

Français scarabée

Hrvatski kotrljan skarabej котрљан скарабеј

Italiano scarabeo

日本語スカラベ

Polski poświętnik skarabeusz

Português escaravelho

Română scarabeu

Русский скарабей

Српски kotrljan skarabej котрљан скарабеј

Svenska skarabé

Tiếng Việt bọ hung

IsiZulu inkuba

Examples

“The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Scarab | Babel Free

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