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Meanings of scarabaeus in inglés

portugués
escaravelho

Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.

escaravelho
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Examples for "scarab"
Examples for "scarab"
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The scarab behind my right eye scuttled forward for a better view.
Drood: a novel
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The scarab Madge knew to be a beetle sacred to the Egyptians.
Madge Morton's Secret
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At the back of this head-dress are a scarab and a cartouche.
The Spell of Egypt
4
I will buy this scarab for an amulet against accident and evil.
An Easter Disciple: The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight
5
Do you swear that the scarab was not hanging from his watch-guard?
The Vanishing Man: A Detective Romance
Usage of scarabaeus in inglés
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The man caught the object, a ring of gold, containing a scarabaeus.
Out of the Triangle: A Story of the Far East
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And in it we beheld glistening the green jasper of the stolen scarabaeus.
Three John Silence Stories
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That is the reason the scarabaeus has no eyes, so the old ones say.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest
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Nothing should tempt me to part with that scarabaeus.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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There were picked up also, more than a dozen replicas in bronze of the whilom sacred scarabaeus.
The Beetle: A Mystery
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On the other side rose a rugged, gnarled, grey monolith, carved at the base into a huge scarabaeus.
The Doings of Raffles Haw
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I reasoned, for example, thus: When I drew the scarabaeus, there was no skull apparent upon the parchment.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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Only the sacred scarabaeus was missing.
Three John Silence Stories
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SCARABEE, n. The same as scarabaeus.
The Devil's Dictionary
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The scarabaeus hung quite clear of any branches, and, if allowed to fall, would have fallen at our feet.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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Who wants an imitation scarabaeus?
The Psychology of Beauty
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Jupiter, bring me that scarabaeus!
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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The scarabaeus, or sacred beetle, was the adornment of rings and necklaces; even the men wore necklaces and rings and chains.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
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Hereabouts, also, is the lower part of a kneeling statue of Sesostris, supporting an altar, with the scarabaeus, or sacred beetle.
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
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But upon the wrappings of the throat I saw the green jasper of the sacred scarabaeus shining again like a living eye.
Three John Silence Stories
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It was a beautiful scarabaeus, and, at that time, unknown to naturalists-ofcourse a great prize in a scientific point of view.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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Translations for scarabaeus
portugués
escaravelho
Scarabaeus through the time