What does escaravelho in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word escaravelho in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use escaravelho in Portuguese.

The word escaravelho in Portuguese means scarab, escaravelho, besouro rola-bosta, escaravelho, escaravelho-longicórnio. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word escaravelho

scarab

substantivo masculino (besouro de cor escura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

escaravelho

noun (dung beetle) (besouro)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Scarabs can be found all around the world.

besouro rola-bosta

noun (insect: eats dung)

Besouros rola-bosta parecem absortos a tudo que está acontecendo ao redor deles.
Dung beetles seem oblivious to everything that's going on around them.

escaravelho

noun (ancient Egyptian amulet)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A gold scarab was discovered at the tomb.

escaravelho-longicórnio

noun (beetle)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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