Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SCAR'AB, or SCAR'AB-EE
SCAR'AB, or SCAR'AB-EE, n. [L. scarabæus, from Gr. σκωρ, Sax. scearn, fimus.]
A beetle; an insect of the genus Scarabæus, whose wings are cased. [See Beetle.]
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