Etymology

carabus

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Today it means: An ancient small boat made of wickerwork covered with a hide or leather. Full definition →

Latin carabus ← translingual Carabus
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromCarabus
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcarabus
  3. English todaycarabus

From Latin carabus. The entomological sense is borrowed from translingual Carabus, from the same Latin source.

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