Meanings
nounground beetle (plural ground beetles)
plural ground beetles
- Any of a large cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae.
Synonyms: carabid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a large cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae.
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nounpredacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
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carabid beetle
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 步行蟲 /步行虫, 步甲
- 步行蟲 /步行虫 (bùxíngchóng)any carabid beetle
- 步甲 (bùjiǎ)any carabid beetle
Czech střevlík
- střevlíkany carabid beetle
Danish løbebille
- løbebilleany carabid beetle
Estonian jooksiklane
- jooksiklaneany carabid beetle
Finnish maakiitäjäinen
- maakiitäjäinenany carabid beetle
French carabe
- carabeany carabid beetle
German Laufkäfer, Carabide
- Laufkäferany carabid beetle
- Carabideany carabid beetle
Japanese 長虫
- 長虫 (osamushi)any carabid beetle
Korean 딱정벌레
- 딱정벌레 (ttakjeongbeolle)any carabid beetle
Latin carabida
- carabidaany carabid beetle
Polish biegaczowate
- biegaczowateany carabid beetle
Portuguese carabídeo, besouro-carabídeo
- carabídeoany carabid beetle
- besouro-carabídeoany carabid beetle
Russian жу́желица
- жу́желица (žúželica)any carabid beetle
Slovak bystruška
- bystruškaany carabid beetle
Spanish carábido
- carábidoany carabid beetle
Swedish jordlöpare
- jordlöpareany carabid beetle
Tagalog sumbang-tae
- sumbang-taeany carabid beetle
Turkish karafatma, ağılı böcek
- karafatmaany carabid beetle
- ağılı böcekany carabid beetle
Cite this entry
APA
ground beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20beetle
MLA
“ground beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20beetle.
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