See Also: carabid(dictionary)

carabid (iou)



carabid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Carabidae (see below), from Latin carabus a kind of crab: see -ID3.]
(A large carnivorous beetle) of the family Carabidae.
ca'rabidan noun (now rare or obsolete) = CARABID noun M19.
cara'bideous adjective = CARABID adjective M19.