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BNC: 39843 COCA: 30417

scarab

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scarab /ˈskerəb/ noun
plural scarabs
scarab
/ˈskerəb/
noun
plural scarabs
Learner's definition of SCARAB
[count]
: a large beetle with a black shell金龟子;圣甲虫
◊ In ancient Egypt the scarab was a symbol of good luck and eternal life.在古埃及,圣甲虫是好运和永生的象征。
BNC: 39843 COCA: 30417

scarab

noun

scar·​ab ˈsker-əb How to pronounce scarab (audio)
ˈska-rəb
1
: any of a family (Scarabaeidae) of stout-bodied beetles (such as a dung beetle) with lamellate or fan-shaped antennae
2
: a stone or faience beetle used in ancient Egypt as a talisman, ornament, and a symbol of resurrection

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Pride of place goes to the sacred scarab, seen here in all stones and sizes. Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 His version will focus the newest rendition of the hero, a Mexican-American teenager named Jaime Reyes who gains alien armor and weapons when a mysterious scarab bings to his spine. Men's Health, 3 Aug. 2022 Jesús Gris happens upon a 450-year-old, scarab-shaped object that enables enteral life. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022 The scarab will reveal the location of Ammit's tomb, so Harrow can release her and let Ammit exact her judgment on the world. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña plays Jamie Reyes, an ordinary teenager who discovers the Blue Beetle scarab, which gives him a suit of extraterrestrial armor that, in turn, gives him super-speed and super-strength and the ability to create weapons. Andrea Towers, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2022 This would all be complicated enough as these parties work to figure all of this out, but Hawke's character—a cult leader type, and possible god Avatar himself named Arthur Harrow—is trying to steal a scarab that's in Steven/Marc's possession. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2022 Some of the most impressive pieces that Weathers owns and occasionally sets into bespoke or retail jewels include iridescent scarab beetles that radiate vibrant colors that change according to the ambient light. Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 Even so, each image seemed to inspire new expressions of Tutmania: jazz songs and scarab jewelry, magic shows and mummy films, gloves decorated with hieroglyphs and cigarette cases covered in cartouches. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French scarabee, from Latin scarabaeus

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of scarab was in 1579
BNC: 39843 COCA: 30417

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