carabid


car·a·bid

C0095100 (kăr′ə-bĭd, kə-răb′ĭd)n. Any of numerous chiefly dark-colored predaceous beetles of the family Carabidae that are often found under stones, logs, or piles of debris. Also called ground beetle.
[From New Latin Cārabidae, family name, from Latin cārabus, crustacean, from Greek kārabos, horned beetle, crayfish.]
car′a·bid adj.

carabid

(ˈkærəbɪd) n (Animals) any typically dark-coloured beetle of the family Carabidae, including the bombardier and other ground beetlesadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Carabidae[C19: from New Latin, from Latin cārabus a kind of crab (name applied to these beetles)]