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- noun Plural form of
scarabee .
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Examples
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The insect population of the world is not even catalogued yet, and a lifetime given to the scarabees is a small contribution enough to their study.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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There are few large statues, but great numbers of middle sized, and an innumerable series of idols, scarabees, medals, intaglios, and other articles illustrative of the religion and domestic life of the Egyptians, their dress, furniture, &c.
Travels in Nubia 2004
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The insect population of the world is not even catalogued yet, and a lifetime given to the scarabees is
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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