[くそむし, kusomushi] (n) (1) (See 糞転がし・ふんころがし, 黄金虫・こがねむし) dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; scarab beetle; (2) maggots in faeces (feces) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee\, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf.
F. scarab['e]e.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles
of the genus {Scarabaeus}, or family {Scarabaeidae},
especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species ({Scarabaeus
sacer}, and {Scarabaeus Egyptiorum}).
[1913 Webster]
2. (Egyptian Archaeology, Jewelry) A stylized representation
of a scarab beetle carved in stone or faience, or made in
baked clay, usually in a conventionalized form in which
the beetle has its legs held closely at its sides, and
commonly having an inscription on the flat underside; -- a
symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as
an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in
jewelry, usually by engraving the formalized scarab design
on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab
bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a ring with a
scarab [the carved stone itelf].
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scarab
n 1: scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
[syn: {scarab}, {scarabaeus}, {Scarabaeus sacer}]
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