Abogeharan
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Abogeharam arabice scarabeus, ut in libro de doctrina arabica.
Apparatus:
Abogeharan B e | Abogebarã AD | Abogebaram C {“h” misread as “b”}.
Translation:
Abogeharam is the Arabic word for Latin scarabeus {“dung beetle”}, as it is said in the liber de doctrina Arabica.
Commentary:
Wehr: ﺍﺑﻮ ﺟﻌﺭﺍﻥ /abū ğiʕrān/ “scarabaeus, dung beetle" < √ ğʕr “to drop its manure (animal)”.