Scarab (artifact) Scarabs are amulets and impression seals shaped according to the eponymous beetles, which were widely popular throughout ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers today, and through their inscriptions and typology, these artifacts prove to be ...
, popular amulets and impression seals in Ancient Egypt
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Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
, the family of over 30,000 species of beetles, often called scarabs or scarab beetles
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Scarabaeus sacer
''Scarabaeus sacer'', common name sacred scarab, is the type species of the genus ''Scarabaeus'' and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, and it was venerated in ancient Egypt.
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Scarab (comics), a number of different comic book characters
* ''Scarab'' (video game), a 1997 first-person shooter
* ''Scarab'', a fictional dinghy in Arthur Ransome's children's novel ''
The Picts and the Martyrs
''The Picts and the Martyrs'' is the eleventh book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. It was published in 1943. This is the last completed book set in the Lake District and features the Blackett sisters, the Ama ...
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The Scarab Murder Case
''The Scarab Murder Case'' (1930) is a classic whodunit written by S. S. Van Dine. In this book, detective Philo Vance's murder investigation takes place in a private home that doubles as a museum of Egyptology, and the solution depends in par ...
'', a 1929 book
* "Scarab", a song by Northlane from '' Singularity'', 2013
* "Scarabs", a song by Karnivool from ''
Themata
The themes or (, , singular: , ) were the main military and administrative divisions of the middle Byzantine Empire. They were established in the mid-7th century in the aftermath of the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe and Muslim conqu ...
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* The Scarab, a fictional character from the adult animated series ''Fionna and Cake'', 2023
Businesses and organizations
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Scarab (constructor)
Scarab was an American sports car and open-wheel race car constructor from the United States featuring cars designed and built by Tom Barnes and Dick Troutman for Reventlow Automobiles Inc, owned by Lance Reventlow. The Chevrolet 283 CI V-8 eng ...
, defunct all-American sports car and open-wheel race car constructor
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Scarab (fraternity)
Scarab was a professional fraternity in the field of architecture. It was founded in 1909 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the first group of its type for architecture.
History
Scarab was founded on February 25, 1909, at the ...
, an architectural fraternity at University of Illinois
* Scarab, the former name of the video game company
feelplus
Feelplus Inc. (株式会社フィールプラス Kabushiki gaisha Fiirupurasu) was a Japanese video game developer and a subsidiary of AQ Interactive. The studio was conceived by Microsoft Game Studios specifically to aid Mistwalker in video g ...
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Scarab Club
The Scarab Club (commonly referred to as ''Historic Scarab Club of Detroit'') is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of Detroit, Michigan, located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the Detroit Institute of ...
, an artists' club, gallery, and studio in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
* Scarab Productions, a film, television and new media production company
* Scarabbean Senior Society, an organization at the University of Tennessee whose members are called "scarabs"
Scarab Peak
The Mesa Range () is a range of flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, Pain, Tobin and Gair Mesas, situated at the head of the Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
It was given this descriptive name by the northern party of the New ...
, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Transportation
Aircraft
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RAE Scarab
The RAE Scarab was a light single-engined single-seat parasol winged modification of the de Havilland Humming Bird, flying in the United Kingdom in 1932. Only one was built.
Development
The Aero Club of the Royal Aircraft Establishment built ...
, a 1932 British light aircraft
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Teledyne Ryan Scarab
The Teledyne Ryan Model 324 Scarab is a jet-powered reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the 1980s for sale to Egypt. The Scarab is a medium-range reconnaissance asset, similar in operational concept to the old Ryan FireFly UAVs, b ...
, a jet-powered reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the 1980s for sale to Egypt
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Warner Scarab
The Warner Scarab is an American seven-cylinder radial engine, radial aircraft engine, that was manufactured by the Warner Aircraft Corporation of Detroit, Michigan in 1928 through to the early 1940s. In military service the engine was designate ...
, an American seven-cylinder radial aircraft engine
Land vehicles and watercraft
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Scarab (boat)
Scarab is a brand of high performance power boats formerly owned by Wellcraft and currently by Rec Boat Holdings,''Scarab'' (rover), a 2010 robotic lunar rover prototype
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Scammell Scarab
The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967. These vehicles are often known as "Snub-nose Trucks" or "Snub-nose Lorries" because of the round hood in front of the cab ...
, a British 3-wheeled articulated lorry tractor unit produced 1948-1967
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Fiberfab Scarab STM
The Scarab STM is a 3-wheeled car designed and manufactured in the United States of America beginning in 1976.
History
The Scarab STM was manufactured by Fiberfab, a company founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin. The "STM" in the name stands for "S ...
(Sport Transport Module), an American 3-wheeled car
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Stout Scarab
The Stout Scarab is a streamlined 1930–1940s American car, designed by William Bushnell Stout and manufactured by Stout Engineering Laboratories and later by Stout Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan.
The Stout Scarab is credited by ...
, a 1930–1940s American minivan
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Rover Scarab
The Rover Scarab was a convertible four seater intended to sell at £85, and had a V twin engine of only 839 cc, which was rear mounted. Despite the engine position, the Scarab had a conventional (dummy) radiator grille at the front. Some ot ...
, a convertible
* Scarab compact road sweeper vehicle
Other uses
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Currency sign (generic)
The currency sign is a character used to denote an unspecified currency. It can be described as a circle the size of a lowercase character with four short radiating arms at 45° (NE), 135° (SE), 225° (SW) and 315° (NW). It is raised slightl ...
, sometimes known as scarab
* Scarab SS-21, NATO term for the Russian OTR-21 ''Tochka'' tactical ballistic missile
* "Scarab", a disc golf putter by
Infinite Discs
Infinite Discs is an American disc golf equipment retail company based in Logan, Utah. The company also maintains a disc golf scorekeeping app, a course directory, a round tracking website, and a line of discs.
History
The company was found ...