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Meanings of
scarabaeus
in English
Portuguese
escaravelho
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Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
scarab
Scarabaeus sacer
Portuguese
escaravelho
Usage of
scarabaeus
in English
1
The man caught the object, a ring of gold, containing a
scarabaeus
.
2
And in it we beheld glistening the green jasper of the stolen
scarabaeus
.
3
That is the reason the
scarabaeus
has no eyes, so the old ones say.
4
Nothing should tempt me to part with that
scarabaeus
.
5
There were picked up also, more than a dozen replicas in bronze of the whilom sacred
scarabaeus
.
6
On the other side rose a rugged, gnarled, grey monolith, carved at the base into a huge
scarabaeus
.
7
I reasoned, for example, thus: When I drew the
scarabaeus
,
there was no skull apparent upon the parchment.
8
Only the sacred
scarabaeus
was missing.
9
SCARABEE, n. The same as
scarabaeus
.
10
The
scarabaeus
hung quite clear of any branches, and, if allowed to fall, would have fallen at our feet.
11
Who wants an imitation
scarabaeus
?
12
Jupiter, bring me that
scarabaeus
!
13
The
scarabaeus
,
or sacred beetle, was the adornment of rings and necklaces; even the men wore necklaces and rings and chains.
14
Hereabouts, also, is the lower part of a kneeling statue of Sesostris, supporting an altar, with the
scarabaeus
,
or sacred beetle.
15
But upon the wrappings of the throat I saw the green jasper of the sacred
scarabaeus
shining again like a living eye.
16
It was a beautiful
scarabaeus
,
and, at that time, unknown to naturalists-ofcourse a great prize in a scientific point of view.
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scarabaeus
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
sacred scarabaeus
beautiful scarabaeus
contain a scarabaeus
draw the scarabaeus
great scarabaeus
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Translations for
scarabaeus
Portuguese
escaravelho
Scarabaeus
through the time