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/ˈskæɹəb/ · noun
A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians..
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.
Use scarab when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scarab means A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians..
Common synonyms include cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug, scarabaeus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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