Similar words
lucane
Lucane names specifically the stag beetle; scarabée is the general word for beetle.
Similar in other languages
German
Käfer
Käfer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "beetle."
Spanish
escarabajo
escarabajo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "beetle."
Portuguese
besouro
besouro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "beetle."
Practice
1 What does scarabée mean?
beetle
2 Fill the gap: Le ___ grimpe sur la feuille.
Full sentence: Le scarabée grimpe sur la feuille. (The beetle climbs on the leaf.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches scarabée?
scarabée: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.