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Ground beetles
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carabidae
Word definitions for carabidae in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carabidae \Carabidae\ n. a family of nocturnal, terrestrial insects consisting of the ground beetles , which feed chiefly on other insects. Syn: family Carabidae .
Usage examples of carabidae.
Among these, there were only two of the Carabidae, four Brachelytra, fifteen Rhyncophora, and fourteen of the Chrysomelidae.
The carnivorous beetles, or Carabidae, appear in extremely few numbers within the tropics: this is the more remarkable when compared to the case of the carnivorous quadrupeds, which are so abundant in hot countries.