Scār'ab or Scār'a-bee', n.

n. [Fr. scarabée, It. scarabéo, Lat. scarabæus, Gr. σκάραβος, κάραβος; Pr. escaravai, escaravay. Sp. escarabajo, It. also scarafaggio, scarabone.] (Entom.) An insect of the genus Scarabæus, whose wings are cased; a beetle.