Carabid Definition

kărə-bĭd, kə-răbĭd
noun

Ground beetle.

Webster's New World
Any of numerous chiefly dark-colored predaceous beetles of the family Carabidae that are often found under stones, logs, or piles of debris.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Carabid

Noun

Singular:
carabid
Plural:
carabids

Origin of Carabid

  • From New Latin Cārabidae family name from Latin cārabus crustacean from Greek kārabos horned beetle, crayfish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Carabid Sentence Examples

  • The carabid larva is an active well-armoured grub with the legs and cerci variable in length.

  • There are approximately 360 species of carabid beetles in the UK.

  • There were also fewer birds and predatory carabid beetles that feed on weed seeds in transgenic fields.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

Words Ending With

DIDBID

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