scarab
noun
- scarab beetle-shaped amulets and impression seals of ancient Egypt
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈskæɹəb/ / /ˈskaɹəb/ / /ˈskɛɹəb/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.
- A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
- Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
- A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
“The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up.”
- The currency sign ¤.