carabid

/ (ˈkærəbɪd) /

any typically dark-coloured beetle of the family Carabidae, including the bombardier and other ground beetles

of, relating to, or belonging to the Carabidae

Word Origin for carabid

C19: from New Latin, from Latin cārabus a kind of crab (name applied to these beetles)

The Carabid and the Heteromera are the most abundant groups, the former furnishing six and the latter nine species.

Island Life |Alfred Russel Wallace
The closely allied Ground-beetles (Carabid) furnish us with equally interesting and instructive proofs of a migration from Asia.

The History of the European Fauna |R. F. Scharff
Carabidoid: applied to the second stage of a meloid larva, when it resembles that of a Carabid.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
Scaritid, skr′i-tid, adj. pertaining to carabid beetles of Scarites or related genera.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

The carabid larva is an active well-armoured grub with the legs and cerci variable in length.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various