Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Insectsscarabscar‧ab /ˈskærəb/ (also scarab beetle) noun [countable] HBIa type of large black beetleExamples from the Corpusscarab• They glittered like the backs of scarabs caught in torchlight at the rear of a tomb.Origin scarab (1500-1600) Latin scarabaeus ldoceonline.com
