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escaravelho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beetle noun An insect with hard, protective forewings that cover its flying wings.
  • scarab noun A type of beetle sacred to the ancient Egyptians, or any beetle in that family.

Senses

escaravelho is used for these senses in English:

  • beetle Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
  • dung beetle Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.

beetle — full definition

  1. noun An insect with hard, protective forewings that cover its flying wings.
  2. verb To move away hastily or scurry off.

scarab — full definition

  1. noun A type of beetle sacred to the ancient Egyptians, or any beetle in that family.
  2. noun A carved gem or amulet shaped like this beetle.

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