ground beetle

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noun

any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.

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Origin of ground beetle

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby ground beetle

ground alert, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beam, ground beetle, groundbreaker, groundbreaking, ground bug, ground cable, ground cedar

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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 Ruskin
That 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|Various
Consider the Carabus, or Ground-beetle, that fiery warrior among the insect people.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre
He 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

ground beetle

noun

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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