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GENUS SCARABAEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Scarabaeus mean?
• GENUS SCARABAEUS (noun)
The noun GENUS SCARABAEUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Scarabaeidae
Familiarity information: GENUS SCARABAEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Scarabaeidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Scarabaeus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Scarabaeus"):
scarab; scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer (scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians)
Holonyms ("genus Scarabaeus" is a member of...):
family Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeidae (scarab or dung beetles)
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