HyperDic: ground_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression ground beetle:
NOUNanimalground beetle, carabid beetlepredacious shining black or metallic terrestrial / terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
English > ground beetle: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpredacious shining black or metallic terrestrial / terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects.
Synonymcarabid beetle
Member ofCarabidae, family Carabidaeground beetles
Narrowerbombardier beetlebeetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
calosomaAny beetle of the genus Calosoma
Broaderbeetleinsect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Spanishcarábido, cárabo
Catalancaràbid

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