ground beetle
noun
: any of a large cosmopolitan family (Carabidae) of soil-inhabiting usually carnivorous often shiny black or metallic beetles commonly having fused elytra
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Potter’s scientific drawings of a ground beetle, ca. 1887. 
J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 This is perhaps the most unusual beetle in the hugely diverse Carabidae family of ground beetles. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020 Natural controls of spiders, big-eyed bugs, ground beetles and a variety of parasites already in your lawn may help eliminate these turf pests. Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 22 June 2019 Tick off the number and species of each organism observed, such as centipedes, ground beetles, and spiders. Julie Monahan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2015 Location: China Du’an Karst, a system of limestone caves in China’s Guangxi province, is a veritable kingdom of cave-dwelling ground beetles. Sean Greene, latimes.com, 23 May 2018 This one was found in a cave in Guangxi province, and southern China is home to many caves and ground beetles. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 May 2018 But still, the wide-ranging study shows a surprising amount of life thriving in the cemetery, finding 604 species of plants and animals, including five species of bat, 39 species of ground beetle, 44 species of birds, and 64 species of spider. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2016 Earthworms, ground beetles and other organisms will move it down into the soil and around the plant roots where it is needed. Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017 See More
J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 This is perhaps the most unusual beetle in the hugely diverse Carabidae family of ground beetles. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020 Natural controls of spiders, big-eyed bugs, ground beetles and a variety of parasites already in your lawn may help eliminate these turf pests. Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 22 June 2019 Tick off the number and species of each organism observed, such as centipedes, ground beetles, and spiders. Julie Monahan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2015 Location: China Du’an Karst, a system of limestone caves in China’s Guangxi province, is a veritable kingdom of cave-dwelling ground beetles. Sean Greene, latimes.com, 23 May 2018 This one was found in a cave in Guangxi province, and southern China is home to many caves and ground beetles. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 May 2018 But still, the wide-ranging study shows a surprising amount of life thriving in the cemetery, finding 604 species of plants and animals, including five species of bat, 39 species of ground beetle, 44 species of birds, and 64 species of spider. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2016 Earthworms, ground beetles and other organisms will move it down into the soil and around the plant roots where it is needed. Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above