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    CARABID BEETLE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insectsplay

    Synonyms:

    carabid beetle; ground beetle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("carabid beetle" is a kind of...):

    beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carabid beetle"):

    bombardier beetle (beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed)

    calosoma (any beetle of the genus Calosoma)

    Holonyms ("carabid beetle" is a member of...):

    Carabidae; family Carabidae (ground beetles)

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