CARABID


Meaning of CARABID in English

[ '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.

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