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carabid — [kar′ə bid΄] n. 〚< ModL < Gr karabos, a horned beetle〛 GROUND BEETLE * * * car·a·bid (kărʹə bĭd, kə răbʹĭd) n. Any of a large family (Carabidae) of chiefly black beetles that often inhabit the spaces under stones, logs, or piles of debris and… … Universalium
carabid — [kar′ə bid΄] n. [< ModL < Gr karabos, a horned beetle] GROUND BEETLE … English World dictionary
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
carabid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek karabos horned beetle Date: 1880 ground beetle … New Collegiate Dictionary
carabid — ˈkarəbə̇d, kəˈrabə̇d noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Carabidae : a beetle of the family Carabidae : ground beetle … Useful english dictionary
carabid — n. ground beetle, any of a family of insect eating beetles that are black or metallic in color and live under rocks or various rubble … English contemporary dictionary
carabid beetles — type of beetle, type of insect … English contemporary dictionary
carabid — [ karəbɪd] noun Entomology a beetle of a family (Carabidae) comprising the predatory ground beetles. Origin C19: from mod. L Carabidae, from L. carabus, denoting a kind of crab … English new terms dictionary
ground beetle — noun predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects • Syn: ↑carabid beetle • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑bombardier beetle, ↑calosoma • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bombardier beetle — noun beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed • Hypernyms: ↑ground beetle, ↑carabid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachinus, ↑genus Brachinus … Useful english dictionary
