carabus

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noun

An ancient small boat made of wickerwork covered with a hide or leather.

OriginLatin carabus ← translingual Carabus →
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Meanings

nouncarabus (plural carabuses or carabi)

plural carabuses · plural carabi

  1. historicalAn ancient small boat made of wickerwork covered with a hide or leather.
  2. biologyA ground beetle of the genus Carabus.

Origin

  1. translingualCarabus
  2. Latincarabus
  3. Englishcarabus

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

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Translations

Arabic سِلْكُوت
  • سِلْكُوت (silkūt)beetle of the genus Carabus
Russian карабус
  • карабус (karabus)beetle of the genus Carabus
Ukrainian туру́н
  • туру́н (turún)beetle of the genus Carabus
Cite this entry
APA

carabus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carabus

MLA

“carabus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carabus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carabus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carabus.

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