Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scarabaeus \Scar`a*b[ae]"us\, n. [L.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Same as {Scarab}.

Scarabaeus \Scar*a*b[ae]"us\, n. (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.)
   A conventionalized representation of a beetle, with its legs
   held closely at its sides, carved in natural or made in baked
   clay, and commonly having an inscription on the flat
   underside.

Source : WordNet®

scarabaeus
     n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
         [syn: {scarab}, {Scarabaeus sacer}]
     [also: {scarabaei} (pl)]