car·a·bid (k r  -b d, k-rbd)n. Any of a large family (Carabidae) of chiefly black beetles that often inhabit the spaces under stones, logs, or piles of debris and feed on other insects. Also called ground beetle. [From New Latin C  rabidae, family name, from Latin crabus, crustacean, from Greek krabos, horned beetle, crayfish.]car a·bid adj. |
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