ground beetle
any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.
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How to use ground beetle in a sentence
The Egyptian beetle was not quite the full type of him; our northern ground beetle is a truer one.
The Crown of Wild Olive | John RuskinThat made Emma think of trying to find other passengers; and she picked up a great ground beetle, and put him aboard.
The Nursery, March 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 3 | VariousConsider the Carabus, or Ground-beetle, that fiery warrior among the insect people.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles | Jean Henri FabreHe afterwards witnessed, in August, a similar emigration of myriads of a kind of ground-beetle (Amara vulgaris,).
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for ground beetle
any beetle of the family Carabidae, often found under logs, stones, etc, having long legs and a dark coloration
any beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, feeding on plants and plant products
any of various other beetles that live close to or beneath the ground
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