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carabid

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car·a·bid  (kr-bd, 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 Crabidae, family name, from Latin crabus, crustacean, from Greek krabos, horned beetle, crayfish.]

cara·bid adj.

carabid [ˈkærəbɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any typically dark-coloured beetle of the family Carabidae, including the bombardier and other ground beetles.
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Carabidae
[from New Latin, from Latin cārabus a kind of crab (name applied to these beetles)]


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