scarab
noun /ˈskærəb/
/ˈskærəb/
(also scarab beetle)
- a large black beetle (= an insect with a hard shell); a design showing a scarab beetle
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2金龟子;圣甲虫;甲虫形护符 词源late 16th cent. (originally denoting a beetle of any kind): from Latin scarabaeus, from Greek skarabeios.