- ground beetle
- ground beetlen.any of a large family (Carabidae) of nocturnal beetles that live under rocks, rubbish, etc. and prey on other insects
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Ground beetle — Ground beetles Golden ground beetle eating an earthworm Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Ground beetle — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground-beetle — groundˈ beetle noun Any beetle of the Carabidae, a family related to the tiger beetles • • • Main Entry: ↑ground … Useful english dictionary
ground beetle — any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects. [1840 50] * * * ▪ insect any member of over 30,000 insect species in one of the largest families in the insect order Coleoptera. They … Universalium
ground beetle — ground′ bee tle n. ent any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
ground beetle — noun predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects • Syn: ↑carabid beetle • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑bombardier beetle, ↑calosoma • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ground beetle — noun Date: 1848 any of a large cosmopolitan family (Carabidae) of soil inhabiting usually carnivorous often shiny black or metallic beetles commonly having fused elytra … New Collegiate Dictionary
ground beetle — /ˈgraʊnd bitl/ (say grownd beetl) noun any of the numerous beetles of the family Carabidae, most of which are terrestrial …
Delta green ground beetle — Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of ground beetle (Carabidae) species recorded in Britain — The following is a list of the ground beetles recorded in Britain, organised by subfamily ( inae enddings) and by tribe ( ini endings). For other beetle families, see the main list of beetle species recorded in Britain.Cicindelinae* Cicindela… … Wikipedia