escarbot

French

Etymology

From Old French escharbot, from Latin scarabaeus (with the suffix -ot added), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle, crayfish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kaʁ.bo/

Noun

escarbot m (plural escarbots)

  1. dung beetle

Adjective

escarbot (feminine escarbote, masculine plural escarbots, feminine plural escarbotes)

  1. (relational) dung beetle

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