carabidcarabidann.
Entomology.
One of the Carabidæ, a family of large carnivorous beetles.
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carabid1835
scaritidan1837
ground-beetle1848
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xx. 359 Evidently belonging to the Carabidans.
1880 L. M. D'Albertis New Guinea I. 369 A large number of insects, especially carabids.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
carabidadj.
/ˈkarəbɪd/ Of or pertaining to the Carabidæ.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > of or relating to Geadephaga > of or relating to family Carabidae
carabideous1835
scaritid1890
carabid1901
1901 Trans. Entomol. Soc. 193 (title) The Carabid genus Pheropsophus.
1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush iv. 52 Our search disclosed a number of tenebrionid and carabid beetles, the former feeding on the dung, the latter carnivorous.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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