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carabid beetle

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Noun1.carabid beetlecarabid beetle - predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
ground beetle
beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Carabidae, family Carabidae - ground beetles
bombardier beetle - beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
calosoma - any beetle of the genus Calosoma


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