carabideousadj.
/karəˈbɪdɪəs/ Entomology.
= carabid adj.
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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
1835 J. Duncan Nat. Hist. Beetles (Naturalist's Libr.: Entomol. II) 119 The majority of carabideous insects secrete an acrid and caustic fluid.
1835 J. Duncan Nat. Hist. Beetles (Naturalist's Libr.: Entomol. II) 128 The elytra..approach more to a square shape than is usual among the carabideous tribes.
1889 A. R. Wallace Darwinism 44 The curious little carabideous beetles of the genus Notiophilus.
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