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单词 ground beetle
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Definition of ground beetle in English:

ground beetle

noun
  • Any of a number of beetles that live mainly on or near the ground.

    a fast-running predatory beetle, typically black in colour (family Carabidae).

    ('nocturnal ground beetle')another term for darkling beetle

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Partially eaten seeds, loss of germination, or stunted seedlings in the presence of small brown ground beetles indicate a seedcorn beetle problem.
    • Many insects, such as ground beetles, hoverflies and ladybirds, can keep pests under control - but not if they've been destroyed by chemical sprays.
    • Another aspect of control is to protect natural mosquito predators such as dragonflies, ants, ground beetles, spiders, water striders, frogs and snails.
    • Various beetles such as firefly larvae and ground beetles feed on slugs.
    • The ground beetles, or Carabidae, are just one of the largely predacious insect families designed for the job.
 
 

Definition of ground beetle in US English:

ground beetle

noun
  • Any of a number of beetles that live mainly on or near the ground, in particular a fast-running predatory beetle of the family Carabidae.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another aspect of control is to protect natural mosquito predators such as dragonflies, ants, ground beetles, spiders, water striders, frogs and snails.
    • The ground beetles, or Carabidae, are just one of the largely predacious insect families designed for the job.
    • Many insects, such as ground beetles, hoverflies and ladybirds, can keep pests under control - but not if they've been destroyed by chemical sprays.
    • Various beetles such as firefly larvae and ground beetles feed on slugs.
    • Partially eaten seeds, loss of germination, or stunted seedlings in the presence of small brown ground beetles indicate a seedcorn beetle problem.
 
 
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