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carabid

car·a·bid [ kárrəbid, kə rábbid ] (plural car·a·bids)


noun 
Definition:
 
beetle living in soil: a beetle that lives in the soil. Many species feed on other insects. Family Carabidae.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Carabidae< Latin carabus "sea crab" < Greek karabos "horned beetle"]
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