scarabaeus sacer

1. 1.

   scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

   Synonymsscarabscarabaeus

   Broaderdung beetle

   Part ofgenus Scarabaeus

Questions about scarabaeus sacer

What does scarabaeus sacer mean?

scarabaeus sacer means "scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians".

What is another word for scarabaeus sacer?

Close synonyms include scarab, scarabaeus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scarabaeus sacer a common word?

scarabaeus sacer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.