carabid

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carabid

/ˈkeɹ.ɹə.bɪd/ Southern US

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Borrowed from Translingual Carabidae.

noun carabids

Any of the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. Von Pflanzen und Insekten oder gar Vögeln fanden wir ausser einigen Carabiden durchaus nichts Erwähnenswerthes.
Similar: ground beetle

adjective more carabid · most carabid

Relating to, or characteristic of, beetles of the family Carabidae. {{quote-book|en|year=1882|work=Report on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the State of Illinois|

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@misc{carabid_2026,
  title = {carabid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carabid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}